# PhishDestroy threat dossier — betaquaace.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-13 06:29:14 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/betaquaace.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Crypto Scam
Phishing kit: Gambler Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Netcraft, Sophos
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.180.198 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     eugene.ns.cloudflare.com, holly.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-04-23
Expires:         2027-04-23
Page title:      Betaquaace: Most Popular Online Crypto Casino Based on Blockchain
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YE1
Expires:    2026-09-19
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: b1a7d347cf605d7a35b31f795bdb4322b33303ade3a17f596dfc3a8cee2a56e4

## 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: 2026-04-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-08 22:11:38 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-13 08:20:41 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f435a-b1b0-70c8-b575-9fe0827f3fd8/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/betaquaace.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.betaquaace.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=betaquaace.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/betaquaace.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/betaquaace.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-08 22:16:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain betaquaace.com has been identified as a high-risk brand impersonation threat, actively targeting the online crypto casino and gambling sector. The current status of this domain is active, and it is known to impersonate legitimate brands in this space, potentially misleading users into fraudulent activities.

Infrastructure analysis reveals that betaquaace.com was registered through NAMECHEAP INC on April 23, 2026. The domain resolves to the IP address 172.67.180.198 and has been flagged by 11 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors. Additionally, it appears on 2 security blocklists, indicating that it has been recognized as a threat by multiple security sources. The SSL certificate for this domain is issued by Let's Encrypt, which, while providing encryption, does not guarantee the legitimacy of the site.

Given the current status of betaquaace.com, it is strongly recommended that users exercise extreme caution. Organizations and individuals should block access to this domain and report any interactions with it to relevant authorities. Users should also avoid sharing personal or financial information on sites that impersonate established brands, particularly in the crypto gambling domain, to mitigate the risk of scams and financial loss.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       50679c0c5e3ed56d05c1d0ed312419a7
TLS cert SHA-256:      b1a7d347cf605d7a35b31f795bdb4322b33303ade3a17f596dfc3a8cee2a56e4

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/betaquaace.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=betaquaace.com
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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