# PhishDestroy threat dossier — axiomexchange.io ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-22 08:31:06 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/axiomexchange.io/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange Targeted brand: MEXC ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Bfore.Ai PreCrime, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar URLQuery: 3 detections AlienVault OTX: 3 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.150.1.193 (US, Walnut) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: Name.com, Inc. Nameservers: ns1.vercel-dns.com, ns2.vercel-dns.com Registered: 2026-02-16 Expires: 2027-02-16 Page title: Axiom Exchange — Trade Crypto on Solana's Fastest On-Chain Exchange | axiomexchange.io HTTP response: 307 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: d1c1c915f97ab08eaeaccf9a12abf1326b576eb79c640896ab6bde761da52336 ## 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: 2026-02-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-10 14:46:54 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-12 17:22:14 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-22 08:20:25 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f4c10-465f-760a-8257-23641fba39d8/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/25f50a77-b5ce-44fe-bef0-8a98cb02301f Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/axiomexchange.io crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.axiomexchange.io Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=axiomexchange.io AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/axiomexchange.io URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/axiomexchange.io/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-13 00:19:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is axiomexchange.io a Fake MEXC Crypto Exchange Scam? Analysis of axiomexchange.io indicates a high-risk brand impersonation domain targeting the MEXC cryptocurrency exchange. The domain was registered on February 16, 2026, through Name.com, Inc., and currently resolves to the IP address 216.150.1.193. It is actively flagged by multiple security sources, including three threat intelligence pulses on AlienVault OTX and three security blocklists, with blocking implemented by SEAL, MetaMask, and PhishDestroy. The domain's SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for both legitimate and malicious sites, and it employs HSTS alongside Vercel hosting technology. The page title, 'Axiom Exchange — Trade Crypto on Solana's Fastest On-Chain Exchange,' explicitly positions the site as a cryptocurrency trading platform, aligning with the known impersonation of MEXC. While five of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged the domain, this detection rate alone does not confirm malicious activity but corroborates broader indicators of compromise. Infrastructure analysis reveals no legitimate association with MEXC, and the domain's Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100 further supports its classification as fraudulent. Defenders should treat this domain as an active threat. Network-level blocking is recommended, particularly for organizations handling cryptocurrency transactions or users of MEXC. No evidence suggests the site has been taken down, and its continued resolution to an active IP indicates ongoing risk. The exact content and functionality of the site remain unanalyzed, but the combination of brand impersonation, security vendor detections, and blocklist inclusion provides sufficient grounds for immediate mitigation. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 5/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260712-074C51 Favicon MD5: 614a2d22de857ad83c3020a0b2274cd5 TLS cert SHA-256: d1c1c915f97ab08eaeaccf9a12abf1326b576eb79c640896ab6bde761da52336 ## 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 (operator 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/axiomexchange.io/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=axiomexchange.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 About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 187,759 domains (57,336 alive under monitoring, 128,779 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io