# PhishDestroy threat dossier — balancer-chainlink.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-24 11:12:14 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/balancer-chainlink.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) 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: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 192.0.78.9 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS2635 AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Key-Systems GmbH Nameservers: ernest.ns.cloudflare.com, gene.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-20 Expires: 2027-06-20 Page title: WordPress.com: Alles wat je nodig hebt om je website te bouwen ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-18 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ab0f7f7af3300368051c95307d9de740ba596f82ebf115e11fc33c774067d61e ## 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: 2026-06-22 11:53:00 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-22 09:54:33 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-24 12:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-22 18:17:29 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019eeebe-f3ce-715b-8487-8cfbb364edd8/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/8c8368d1-f807-42db-a603-243ebf55514f Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/balancer-chainlink.org crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.balancer-chainlink.org Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=balancer-chainlink.org AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/balancer-chainlink.org URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/balancer-chainlink.org/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-22 22:59:48 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain balancer-chainlink.org is a phishing domain that has been taken down but was detected early by PhishDestroy. Despite having zero detections on VirusTotal, this domain was identified and listed on public blocklists such as MetaMask and SEAL. This highlights the effectiveness of PhishDestroy's early detection capabilities, which operate in the critical window before antivirus databases are updated. Registered with Key-Systems GmbH and hosted by Cloudflare, Inc. in the US, the domain was created on June 20, 2026, and detected just two days later on June 22, 2026. The SSL certificate was issued by Google Trust Services, adding a layer of perceived legitimacy to the phishing operation. The platform risk score for this domain is notably high at 80 out of 100, indicating a significant threat level. The domain's page title, "Wikidata," suggests a potential attempt to impersonate legitimate services, possibly to harvest sensitive information from unsuspecting users. The rapid identification and takedown of balancer-chainlink.org demonstrate the importance of timely threat intelligence in mitigating phishing risks. By capturing threats during the pre-propagation window, PhishDestroy provides critical protection against emerging phishing domains. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260622-152329 Favicon MD5: 5a9933e343d1ddb7ed5772e63af4f578 TLS cert SHA-256: ab0f7f7af3300368051c95307d9de740ba596f82ebf115e11fc33c774067d61e ## 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.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=balancer-chainlink.org 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: 168,756 domains (12,557 alive under monitoring, 155,880 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io