# PhishDestroy threat dossier — baseswap-dex-auth-io.pages.dev ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-01 09:35:05 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/baseswap-dex-auth-io.pages.dev/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 91/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Base ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: LevelBlue ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Cloudflare, Inc. Nameservers: amanda.ns.cloudflare.com, ignat.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-30 Page title: BaseSwap DEX – Fast, Low-Cost Trading on the Base Blockchain HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-07-29 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: a3c7a05be21319058d3d756b7beefba4ea94f7849312d4f4c74fcbd198ca158c ## 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: 2026-04-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-30 21:07:57 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-05-01 07:40:05 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ddf92-a680-7219-b6f1-d920c1312641/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/baseswap-dex-auth-io.pages.dev crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.baseswap-dex-auth-io.pages.dev Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=baseswap-dex-auth-io.pages.dev AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/baseswap-dex-auth-io.pages.dev URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/baseswap-dex-auth-io.pages.dev/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-30 21:08:22 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies baseswap-dex-auth-io.pages.dev as a live BaseSwap impersonation domain actively luring users with a convincing DEX trading interface. The page mimics the legitimate BaseSwap branding ('BaseSwap DEX – Fast, Low-Cost Trading on the Base Blockchain') and is hosted on Cloudflare’s Pages platform, leveraging 188.114.96.3 to deliver a fraudulent trading experience. While no drainer kit details are available at this stage, the clone’s primary objective remains clear: to harvest user credentials, private keys, or authorize malicious token approvals under the guise of Base’s ecosystem. The domain’s alignment with BaseSwap’s official marketing language suggests an advanced social engineering tactic targeting DeFi users familiar with Base’s layer-2 network. Technical indicators further corroborate the threat’s legitimacy. VirusTotal currently registers the domain at 0/95 detection ratio as of latest scans, indicating it remains undetected by mainstream security engines. Registered through Cloudflare, Inc., the domain resolves to IP 188.114.96.3 and operates under a Google Trust Services SSL certificate — raising trust signals for unsuspecting users. While the exact creation date is not disclosed, the domain’s active status and Cloudflare Pages hosting imply a recent deployment, optimized for rapid phishing campaigns. Further, the domain has not yet been flagged by Google Safe Browsing (GSB) and remains absent from major threat intelligence blocklists as of this assessment. As of analysis, baseswap-dex-auth-io.pages.dev remains active and poses an ongoing risk to Base ecosystem users. Immediate containment actions include perimeter DNS blocking of 188.114.96.3 and the offending domain, alongside flagging within internal threat intelligence feeds. Recommendations include user education on verifying BaseSwap endpoints (official: app.baseswap.fi) and the use of hardware wallets to mitigate unauthorized transaction signing. Although the domain’s risk level is currently marked as 'under_investigation', its active status and undetected status underscore the need for proactive defenses. Users are advised to treat any unsolicited BaseSwap links with heightened scrutiny until further IOCs are published. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 1/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: a3c7a05be21319058d3d756b7beefba4ea94f7849312d4f4c74fcbd198ca158c ## 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/baseswap-dex-auth-io.pages.dev/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=baseswap-dex-auth-io.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