# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bitcoin-qr.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 10:26:46 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bitcoin-qr.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: across (and: coinbase, coinbase wallet, exodus, trust wallet, twitch)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.199.88 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Tucows Domains Inc.
Nameservers:     ["cody.ns.cloudflare.com", "mckenzie.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Bitcoin QR Code Generator - Free, Instant & Secure [2026]
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-06-04
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 73bbe8a6a86e3b4ac141a6802c19229aa97277cb46072749f3f91b95bcad9902

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:42 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-01 10:28:15 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 03:04:01 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019cc6a2-047a-70ba-bfc1-1c74edeff304/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/bitcoin-qr.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bitcoin-qr.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bitcoin-qr.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bitcoin-qr.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bitcoin-qr.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 15:55:58 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies bitcoin-qr.com as a medium-risk phishing domain that poses a threat to users, especially those involved in cryptocurrency transactions. This site is designed to deceive visitors into revealing sensitive information by mimicking legitimate services related to Bitcoin QR codes. The deceptive nature of this website can lead to financial loss or unauthorized access to personal crypto wallets.

The phishing scheme typically exploits users' trust in QR code transactions by offering fake or manipulated Bitcoin QR codes. When users scan or interact with these codes on the bitcoin-qr.com site, they might unknowingly send cryptocurrency to attackers or disclose private keys, passwords, or wallet credentials. The domain's presence on security blocklists and detection by several security vendors underscores its potential danger.

If you have visited bitcoin-qr.com, it is crucial to immediately review any cryptocurrency transactions you have recently made. Avoid scanning suspicious QR codes and do not enter personal wallet information on unverified sites. Users should run a comprehensive security scan on their devices and consider changing passwords or moving funds to new wallets if they suspect data compromise. Staying vigilant and verifying QR code sources can help prevent falling victim to such scams.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       54b76abf31d7a3d0bf82d36e9bab0af0
TLS cert SHA-256:      73bbe8a6a86e3b4ac141a6802c19229aa97277cb46072749f3f91b95bcad9902

## 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/bitcoin-qr.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bitcoin-qr.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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