# PhishDestroy threat dossier — api.pende.finance
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Fetched:   2026-04-25 13:33:45 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/api.pende.finance/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 79/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ESET, Fortinet, SOCRadar, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.14.8 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     NS_NOT_FOUND
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-10-23 10:55:44 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-24 05:10:15 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 10:29:10 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019a10b5-85b1-757a-a1a5-4e952016069f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/api.pende.finance
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.api.pende.finance
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=api.pende.finance
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/api.pende.finance
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/api.pende.finance/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:39:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies api.pende.finance as a domain involved in generic phishing activities targeting unsuspecting users. This domain was registered via Cloudflare, Inc. and is associated with social engineering tactics aimed at deceiving visitors to divulge sensitive information.

Technical analysis reveals that api.pende.finance resolves to IP address 104.21.38.201 and has been flagged by multiple security services, including Google Safe Browsing which classifies it under social engineering threats. The domain appears on three separate security blocklists, underscoring its malicious intent and potential risk to users.

Currently, api.pende.finance is taken offline, mitigating immediate threat exposure. Users are advised to remain vigilant and avoid accessing this domain, as phishing campaigns frequently evolve. PhishDestroy continues to monitor this domain for any changes in status or new threat indicators.

## 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 (volunteer 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.pende.finance/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=api.pende.finance
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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