# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app.pendlme.finance ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-06 19:11:31 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app.pendlme.finance/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: wallet_connect_phish Targeted brand: aave (and: ether.fi, euler, kelp, lido, morpho) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 16/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.53.103 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: ["harley.ns.cloudflare.com", "keira.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2027-01-01 Page title: Markets | Pendle HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-31 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: aab5b21926e2eee9a24ab0c809a8b20eef655341400b780f0e52b74244d3a8ec Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - pendlme.finance ## 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: 2026-02-21 (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: 2026-01-20 04:56:05 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-02 00:00:39 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) 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/019bd91d-3b4e-75af-b9a7-9e3d7779afe2/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/app.pendlme.finance crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.app.pendlme.finance Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=app.pendlme.finance AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/app.pendlme.finance URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/app.pendlme.finance/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:02:25 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.pendlme.finance as a high-risk brand impersonation domain targeting the Pendle platform. This domain was designed to mimic Pendle, using a page titled "Markets | Pendle" to deceive users into believing it is an authentic service. The threat is classified under social engineering, aiming to exploit user trust and harvest sensitive information. The domain was registered recently on February 21, 2026, through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited, and resolves to the IP address 104.21.53.103. It has been flagged on two separate security blocklists and is marked by Google Safe Browsing for social engineering risks. VirusTotal analysis shows detection by 16 out of 95 security vendors, reinforcing its malicious intent. These indicators confirm coordinated efforts to impersonate Pendle and potentially compromise victims. Currently, app.pendlme.finance has been taken offline, reducing immediate risk. Users are advised to remain vigilant against similar brand impersonation attempts. Avoid clicking suspicious links and verify domain authenticity before interacting with financial platforms. PhishDestroy continues to monitor this threat landscape to provide timely alerts and protect users from evolving phishing schemes. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: ef4f2c872b603a47ddf2d33d71364c26 TLS cert SHA-256: aab5b21926e2eee9a24ab0c809a8b20eef655341400b780f0e52b74244d3a8ec ## 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.pendlme.finance/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=app.pendlme.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 157,473 domains (42,701 alive under monitoring, 113,950 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io