# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app.caozax.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-26 19:08:31 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app.caozax.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Phishing kit: Gambler Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.207.116 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — Trustname / Fewmoretaps OU !!! Trustname (IANA #4318) is a shell company declaring EUR 120 annual revenue, 1 employee, negative equity, Belarusian ownership. Explicitly advertises itself as 'bulletproof' in its DNS TXT records. Primary source: https://phishdestroy.io/trustname-bulletproof-exposed Nameservers: blair.ns.cloudflare.com, rory.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-30 Expires: 2027-05-30 Page title: Caozax: Most Popular Online Crypto Casino Based on Blockchain ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE2 Expires: 2026-08-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 9951ced71fab6bb16dda60a5322b7f8776f736c2076c8a6549584b23d8b2934a Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - caozax.com ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-24 14:08:16 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-24 12:13:24 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-26 20:45:37 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-24 18:19:01 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ef987-0313-7293-bac3-fa880ae3d24f/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/e7f5dd83-5c9c-4bbb-867d-f8c1432b0ea6 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/app.caozax.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.app.caozax.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=app.caozax.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/app.caozax.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/app.caozax.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 19:22:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain app.caozax.com has been identified as a confirmed brand impersonation site targeting online crypto gambling platforms, specifically mimicking the Caozax brand. Analysis indicates this infrastructure was designed to deceive users into engaging with a fraudulent blockchain-based casino, as evidenced by its page title, 'Caozax: Most Popular Online Crypto Casino Based on Blockchain.' The domain is currently offline, but prior activity suggests it operated as a high-risk phishing endpoint for financial fraud in the cryptocurrency gambling sector. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered through Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com on May 30, 2026, and resolved to the IP address 172.67.207.116. At its peak, app.caozax.com was flagged by 15 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a consensus among detection engines regarding its malicious nature. The domain appeared on one security blocklist and was proactively blocked by at least one threat intelligence feed. Its SSL certificate was issued by Let's Encrypt, a common tactic among phishing operators to lend superficial legitimacy to fraudulent sites. The creation date, combined with the rapid detection by security vendors, suggests a short-lived but targeted campaign. Current status confirms the domain has been taken offline, likely due to remediation efforts or abandonment by the threat actor. However, organizations and users should remain vigilant for similar impersonation attempts targeting crypto gambling platforms. Recommended actions include monitoring for newly registered domains under the same registrar, blocking the resolved IP address (172.67.207.116) at the network level, and educating users about the risks of interacting with unsolicited crypto gambling offers. Security teams should also review logs for any prior connections to this domain or associated IP to assess potential exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260624-4A51C2 Favicon MD5: 50679c0c5e3ed56d05c1d0ed312419a7 TLS cert SHA-256: 9951ced71fab6bb16dda60a5322b7f8776f736c2076c8a6549584b23d8b2934a ## 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.caozax.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=app.caozax.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,580 domains (12,269 alive under monitoring, 157,922 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io