# PhishDestroy threat dossier — begin-htx-us.pages.dev
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Fetched:   2026-06-22 16:48:26 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/begin-htx-us.pages.dev/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Credential Phishing
Targeted brand: HTX

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, LevelBlue
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3
Registrar:       Cloudflare Pages
Registered:      2026-06-09
Page title:      Fast HTX Login – Access Your Crypto Wallet
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-05
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 1cce40537d98e0c9393a8b2985be95837f5210b1370cdf5578cf08d0526b8ee8

## 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: 2026-06-09 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-09 05:02:48 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-09 04:09:26 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-22 16:20:35 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 13:16:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies begin-htx-us.pages.dev as a high-risk domain that poses a significant threat to users, as it is involved in generic_phishing, specifically designed to steal sensitive credentials. 
   
   This domain was flagged due to several concerning factors, including the fact that 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged it, and it resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, which is a potential indicator of malicious activity. The domain was registered through Cloudflare Pages and has an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services / WE1, which may be an attempt to appear legitimate.

   If a user has visited begin-htx-us.pages.dev, they should take immediate action to protect themselves, such as changing their passwords, monitoring their accounts for suspicious activity, and running a virus scan on their device. It is essential to be cautious when interacting with unfamiliar websites, especially those that ask for sensitive information, and to always verify the authenticity of a website before providing any personal data.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      1cce40537d98e0c9393a8b2985be95837f5210b1370cdf5578cf08d0526b8ee8

## 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/begin-htx-us.pages.dev/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=begin-htx-us.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

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