# PhishDestroy threat dossier — balancer-chainlink.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 10:04:30 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/balancer-chainlink.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: Balancer Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: redirect_split) (score: 5/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 23.212.249.200 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS20940 AKAMAI-ASN1 Akamai International B.V., NL 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: elliot.ns.cloudflare.com, ophelia.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-20 Expires: 2027-06-20 Page title: Access Denied HTTP response: 200 ## 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: 2026-06-20 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-28 12:57:13 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-06-30 08:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-28 13:05:38 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0ddf-15af-70a8-9ae0-f938a776a9ba/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/balancer-chainlink.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.balancer-chainlink.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=balancer-chainlink.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/balancer-chainlink.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/balancer-chainlink.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-28 18:55:57 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] balancer-chainlink.net is assessed as an elevated risk due to confirmed brand impersonation targeting Balancer. The domain poses a significant phishing threat, seeking to mislead users through fraudulent association. The combination of technical indicators and responsive blocklisting measures warrants continued attention and inclusion in security watchlists. Technical analysis reveals the domain was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and created on June 20, 2026. VirusTotal reports 4 out of 95 security vendors detecting malicious content related to this host. The domain was added to two independent security blocklists and subsequently blocked by major platforms. Its homepage displayed the title: 'Latest News, Breaking News Today - Entertainment, Cricket, Business, Politics', which is inconsistent with the legitimate Balancer brand. Infrastructure assessment shows it resolved to IP address 188.114.96.3 and used a certificate issued by Google Trust Services. At last check, balancer-chainlink.net is offline, reducing immediate risk but not eliminating the threat altogether. Mitigation steps include updating institutional and browser blocklists to prevent access, conducting forensic reviews for past access attempts, and monitoring for derivatives or similar domain registrations. Users or organizations previously exposed to the domain should audit for credential compromise or unauthorized transactions. Continued monitoring for attempts to reactivate or clone this infrastructure is advised, with proactive reporting to security communities for coordinated response. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 0302dd6dca1ea1012379df3096829679 ## 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/balancer-chainlink.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=balancer-chainlink.net 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: 172,677 domains (13,093 alive under monitoring, 158,994 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io