# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apexmining.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-27 05:34:29 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apexmining.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, MalwareURL, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 51.68.132.247 Registrar: Atak Domain Nameservers: ns1.sagaciousdns.com, ns2.sagaciousdns.com Registered: 2026-02-16 Expires: 2027-02-16 Page title: Apexmining - Home ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 3d22a06898d29ec8160da8bf8add267715ffb937cfb3ddc52e17f4b9ab8d52d1 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-27 05:01:53 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-27 03:45:42 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-27 06:50:43 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019fa18a-fea2-7446-b680-cb091542f982/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/621e0bc0-2658-41b6-9412-182db10c9a55 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/apexmining.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apexmining.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apexmining.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/apexmining.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/apexmining.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-27 05:03:11 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] apexmining.net — Generic Phishing Investigation The domain apexmining.net was registered on 16 February 2026 through Atak Domain and is currently delegated to the authoritative name servers ns1.sagaciousdns.com and ns2.sagaciousdns.com. DNS resolution points to the IPv4 address 51.68.132.247, which is the sole hosting endpoint observed for the site. Threat intelligence sources classify the domain as a generic phishing operation and indicate that it remains active as of the report date, 27 July 2026. The domain is listed on one public security blocklist and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy service, demonstrating that at least some anti‑phishing platforms have taken mitigation actions. VirusTotal analysis shows that 15 of 91 scanned security vendors have flagged the domain as malicious, providing independent corroboration of its malicious intent. No public page title, SSL certificate details, or HTTP response codes have been released, leaving the exact content and transport security of the site unverified. Consequently, defenders lack visibility into the specific lure or credential‑harvesting mechanisms employed. Given the confirmed infrastructure, recommended defensive measures include adding apexmining.net and its resolved IP address 51.68.132.247 to DNS‑based blocklists, configuring web‑proxy filters to deny traffic, and monitoring outbound connections for any attempts to reach the host. Continuous re‑evaluation of VirusTotal and other multi‑engine scanners should be performed to capture any changes in detection ratios. Organizations should also consider reviewing internal logs for any historic connections to the domain or its IP, as early exposure may have occurred before blocklist inclusion. Until further forensic detail is released, the domain should be treated as high‑risk and blocked at the network perimeter. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260727-B81546 Favicon MD5: 9f94fdd521396db2bd789a5448c318f7 TLS cert SHA-256: 3d22a06898d29ec8160da8bf8add267715ffb937cfb3ddc52e17f4b9ab8d52d1 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates: - VirusTotal positive ratio - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus, CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB) - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor) - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.) - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording) - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures) - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...) - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal) - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record) - Human researcher sign-off (operator takedown team) A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite score and the individual indicators above, not just VT. ## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apexmining.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apexmining.net Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 202,849 domains (78,271 alive under monitoring, 123,547 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io