# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apivault.info
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Fetched:   2026-05-07 05:07:11 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apivault.info/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Ultahost, Inc
Nameservers:     lars.ns.cloudflare.com, sreeni.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-04-16
Expires:         2027-04-16
Page title:      apivault.info
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-07-18
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e45da2807da2c1570f760839bca50dadf3ebf7ee74374911bd1e4674ded7fdec

## 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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Domain registered: 2026-04-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-07 04:35:28 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-07 07:50:03 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e0012-7b12-763a-9b66-075e8666d95a/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/apivault.info
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apivault.info
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apivault.info
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/apivault.info
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/apivault.info/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-07 04:35:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies apivault.info as an active credential-harvesting site pretending to be a secure API portal. The fake service uses a Let’s Encrypt certificate and resolves to IP 188.114.96.3. It currently shows 0 out of 95 VirusTotal detections, indicating it is flying under the radar while actively phishing.  This domain was flagged on April 16, 2026, only days ago, and was registered through Ultahost, Inc. It carries no malware payload—its danger lies in tricking users into entering real usernames and passwords into a convincing but fake login form. Unlike traditional phishing pages that drop viruses, this site harvests credentials for later use in account takeovers, API abuse, or corporate espionage. The lack of VirusTotal flags suggests attackers may be rotating or staging the page to bypass early detection.  If you visited apivault.info, immediately change any reused passwords and enable multi-factor authentication on all accounts that share that password. Scan your device with reputable antivirus software to rule out keyloggers. Report suspicious logins to your security team and consider freezing API keys or tokens exposed during the visit. Avoid reusing passwords and treat any prompts on this domain as stolen.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      e45da2807da2c1570f760839bca50dadf3ebf7ee74374911bd1e4674ded7fdec

## 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/apivault.info/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apivault.info
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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