# PhishDestroy threat dossier — auth-kraken-com-x-auth.wstd.io
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Fetched:   2026-05-17 05:22:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/auth-kraken-com-x-auth.wstd.io/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 28 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Kraken

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.19.164.34 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-05-09
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 57446e4c06c731a8682c1274d871c4e393bfdf437e1ffb4f24fbc382e6cbe127
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - wstd.io

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:21:28 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-18 13:07:04 UTC (STALE — 28 days ago, re-verify)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 28 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019bcf1f-1043-769b-9596-3e0ac54fdacd/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/auth-kraken-com-x-auth.wstd.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.auth-kraken-com-x-auth.wstd.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=auth-kraken-com-x-auth.wstd.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/auth-kraken-com-x-auth.wstd.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/auth-kraken-com-x-auth.wstd.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 14:54:14 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-kraken-com-x-auth.wstd.io as a high-risk generic phishing threat actively targeting users. This domain poses significant risks of credential theft and social engineering attacks.

The domain was created recently on February 21, 2026, and is currently active. It appears on three security blocklists and is flagged by 15 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors. Google Safe Browsing marks it for social engineering, confirming its malicious intent.

Users and organizations should avoid interacting with this domain and update email and web filters accordingly. Continuous monitoring is recommended as the domain remains active and dangerous.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      57446e4c06c731a8682c1274d871c4e393bfdf437e1ffb4f24fbc382e6cbe127

## 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/auth-kraken-com-x-auth.wstd.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=auth-kraken-com-x-auth.wstd.io
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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