# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app-pancakeswap.to ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-05 16:37:42 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app-pancakeswap.to/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: across (and: bnb chain, coinbase, coinbase wallet, compound, ethereum) Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Ermes, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.63.177 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Government of Kingdom of Tonga Nameservers: ["megan.ns.cloudflare.com", "yew.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2027-11-01 Page title: PancakeSwap Finance: Swap, Earn, and Grow in DeFi ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-06-03 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ca34e37fcff5d4af4c65a9722d02c7039446c847a066387550d1f2c62ee57c55 ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-01-27 18:19:15 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-04 19:46:08 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-04 15:29:08 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c0007-d8cc-769e-8244-0038446c6937/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/app-pancakeswap.to crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.app-pancakeswap.to Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=app-pancakeswap.to AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/app-pancakeswap.to URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/app-pancakeswap.to/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 05:29:02 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy has identified app-pancakeswap.to as a phishing domain impersonating the well-known DeFi platform PancakeSwap. This threat is significant because such brand impersonation sites aim to trick users into divulging sensitive information or transferring funds to malicious actors, undermining trust in legitimate decentralized finance services. The domain app-pancakeswap.to was registered recently, on February 21, 2026, and resolved to IP address 104.21.63.177. It was registered through the Government of Kingdom of Tonga, a detail often seen in malicious registrations due to lenient regulations. The site appeared with a page title mimicking PancakeSwap’s branding and was listed on three separate security blocklists. Additionally, VirusTotal flagged it by three out of 95 security vendors. Although the Gridinsoft trust score is 0/100, indicating low trust, the domain is currently offline, reducing immediate risk. Users should remain vigilant against fake domains like app-pancakeswap.to, especially those mimicking popular DeFi platforms. Always verify URLs carefully before entering any credentials or performing transactions. Utilize official channels and bookmarks for accessing PancakeSwap, and consider using updated security tools to detect phishing attempts. Reporting suspicious domains helps communities stay protected from evolving scams. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 3/93 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: 8ac45daa672d116aa7deaa0873275a5c50aed8fc5b4da223911db433382c15e1 TLS cert SHA-256: ca34e37fcff5d4af4c65a9722d02c7039446c847a066387550d1f2c62ee57c55 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app-pancakeswap.to/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=app-pancakeswap.to 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 146,028 domains (62,102 alive under monitoring, 83,651 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io