# PhishDestroy threat dossier — api.itite998.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 02:35:58 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/api.itite998.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      178.157.57.157 (JP, Osaka)
ASN:             AS25820 IT7 Networks Inc
Hosting org:     IT7 Networks Inc
Registrar:       Amazon Registrar, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["ns-1242.awsdns-27.org", "ns-1705.awsdns-21.co.uk", "ns-448.awsdns-56.com", "ns-570.awsdns-07.net"]
Page title:      GBEX
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Asseco Data Systems S.A. / Certum DV TLS G2 R39 CA
Expires:    2026-10-16
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 74ee5cb7f9742c4a87708da20a134bf48deae35fce25c46b01d89a16621ad2bc
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - biqjb.qiqi805.com

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-07-19 12:38:20 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 04:20:21 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-20 00:22:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

api.itite998.com phishing site impersonates GBEX crypto exchange

This domain, api.itite998.com, is actively flagged as a high-risk phishing site targeting users of a cryptocurrency exchange, as indicated by the page title 'GBEX' and its presence on three security blocklists, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL. Analysis reveals the domain was registered through Amazon Registrar, Inc., and currently resolves to IP address 178.157.57.157, hosted by IT7 Networks Inc. in Japan. The SSL certificate is issued by Asseco Data Systems S.A. under the Certum DV TLS G2 R39 CA, a detail that may aid in fingerprinting malicious infrastructure. Nameservers are hosted on AWS (awsdns-27.org, awsdns-21.co.uk, awsdns-56.com), suggesting potential use of cloud services to evade takedowns or scale operations. VirusTotal detection indicates 4 of 91 security vendors have flagged this domain, though this count may not reflect real-time or comprehensive coverage. Defenders should prioritize blocking this domain and its resolving IP at the network level, and monitor for related subdomains or similar patterns in newly registered domains under Amazon Registrar. The exact phishing kit or payload remains unconfirmed, but the presence of 'GBEX' in the page title suggests an attempt to deceive users of a cryptocurrency platform. No evidence currently links this domain to broader campaign infrastructure or additional threat actors.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       9a5a67a3b984ab223eef25ac3f419432
TLS cert SHA-256:      74ee5cb7f9742c4a87708da20a134bf48deae35fce25c46b01d89a16621ad2bc

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/api.itite998.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=api.itite998.com
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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