# PhishDestroy threat dossier — auth-coinbase-cdn-auth.pages.dev ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 09:44:04 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/auth-coinbase-cdn-auth.pages.dev/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Coinbase ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Cloudflare, Inc. Nameservers: ["romina.ns.cloudflare.com", "gabe.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Suspected phishing site | Cloudflare HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 822627c495b0756a712f0762097fc6672e21c8a152f8799be0dfbcd712090df3 ## 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: 2026-02-26 23:21:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-21 08:15:30 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-03 03:12:36 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ce95d-547c-7530-a36a-d0eb194a4a0f/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/auth-coinbase-cdn-auth.pages.dev crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.auth-coinbase-cdn-auth.pages.dev Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=auth-coinbase-cdn-auth.pages.dev AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/auth-coinbase-cdn-auth.pages.dev URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/auth-coinbase-cdn-auth.pages.dev/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:11:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies auth-coinbase-cdn-auth.pages.dev as a high-risk phishing domain impersonating the well-known cryptocurrency platform Coinbase. The domain was created recently on February 21, 2026, and is linked to deceptive social engineering tactics designed to harvest sensitive user credentials by mimicking official Coinbase services. The domain resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3 and is registered through Cloudflare, Inc., a common registrar for both legitimate and malicious sites. It appears on three security blocklists and is flagged by Google Safe Browsing under the "SOCIAL_ENGINEERING" category. Analysis by VirusTotal shows that 15 out of 95 security vendors detect this domain as malicious, reinforcing its threat status. The hosted page title noted was "Suspected phishing site | Cloudflare," confirming its fraudulent nature. Currently, the domain is offline, having been taken down to mitigate ongoing risks. PhishDestroy recommends users avoid interacting with this site or any similar domains that attempt to impersonate Coinbase. Security practitioners should continue monitoring for related variants, and users are advised to verify URLs carefully and report suspicious links to help prevent credential theft and financial loss. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 822627c495b0756a712f0762097fc6672e21c8a152f8799be0dfbcd712090df3 ## 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/auth-coinbase-cdn-auth.pages.dev/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=auth-coinbase-cdn-auth.pages.dev 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