# PhishDestroy threat dossier — audius-connect.co ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-24 22:36:05 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/audius-connect.co/ ## 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: Airdrop Scam Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 3/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Ermes Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.198.72 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: 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: ["DAYANA.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM", "DECKER.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM"] Registered: 2026-03-22 Page title: Airdrop 3 Artists | Audius HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-06-13 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 6e38fc3630cd65e9de716f5de2c1d0e391b253df51c2327dc68f2284b117ba79 ## 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: 2026-03-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-03-20 21:28:51 UTC — PREDATES WHOIS; likely from a prior registration of the same name (dropped-domain re-registration) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-03-20 18:30:40 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-23 20:20:48 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/019d0c81-0774-72f7-b566-fb3b697bddc9/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/08a364a9-05a8-4690-a3de-acbe298d341f Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/audius-connect.co crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.audius-connect.co Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=audius-connect.co AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/audius-connect.co URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/audius-connect.co/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:35:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies audius-connect.co as a domain associated with generic phishing activity, although it currently poses a low risk and is offline. Phishing sites like this attempt to deceive users by mimicking legitimate services, in this case possibly related to Audius music platform promotions such as airdrops. The goal is often to trick visitors into revealing sensitive information. This phishing attempt likely involved impersonating a popular music platform to lure users with promises of rewards, such as airdrops for artists. Users who visited the site might have been prompted to enter login credentials or other personal data, which could then be misused by attackers. The domain was registered recently and flagged by one security vendor but does not show widespread detection. If you have visited audius-connect.co, avoid entering any sensitive information and monitor your accounts for suspicious activity. It is advisable to run security scans on your devices and change passwords if you suspect compromise. Always verify domain authenticity before engaging with promotional offers and use official platforms to stay safe. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260320-C23E80 TLS cert SHA-256: 6e38fc3630cd65e9de716f5de2c1d0e391b253df51c2327dc68f2284b117ba79 ## 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/audius-connect.co/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=audius-connect.co 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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io