# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app.kucoin-io.top
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Fetched:   2026-04-20 16:58:19 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app.kucoin-io.top/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 94/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: KuCoin
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 1/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      21/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, MalwareURL, Netcraft, OpenPhish, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      176.97.117.190
Registrar:       Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
Nameservers:     ["a8.share-dns.com.", "b8.share-dns.net."]
Registered:      2026-04-19
Page title:      KuCoin
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-07-01
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: c690c8f21a0a9d3912b0f4b6cf7769f0b4c42903ac0ab831123db48fc0c17f60
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - app.kubitcoin.net
  - app.kucoin-ie.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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Domain registered: 2026-04-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-19 05:30:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-20 15:41:03 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      c690c8f21a0a9d3912b0f4b6cf7769f0b4c42903ac0ab831123db48fc0c17f60

## 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/app.kucoin-io.top/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=app.kucoin-io.top
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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