# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bitcoinpepe.co
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 12:37:51 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bitcoinpepe.co/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 18 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 87/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Bitcoin
Wallet drainer: Wallet Connect Abuse

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/95 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      76.76.21.21 (US, Walnut)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ns73.domaincontrol.com, ns74.domaincontrol.com
Registered:      2025-04-11
Expires:         2026-04-11
Page title:      Bitcoin Pepe Vorverkauf - BPEP Bitcoin Layer 2 (PEP-20) Token
HTTP response:   500

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-05-16
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e277aa0e888ae6f1bd342323e91f18ff3210b4ee6f8f96827ef395abff601df5

## 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: 2025-04-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-08-14 19:32:00 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 22:45:01 UTC (STALE — 18 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-27 15:56:04 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 18 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 18 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0198aab6-02e2-7282-99ed-e36a2c60923b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/bitcoinpepe.co
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bitcoinpepe.co
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bitcoinpepe.co
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bitcoinpepe.co
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bitcoinpepe.co/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:09:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies bitcoinpepe.co as a potentially dangerous crypto drainer domain associated with Wallet Connect abuse. Crypto drainer threats like this aim to steal users’ cryptocurrency by exploiting wallet connections, posing significant financial risks to investors and holders of digital assets.

The domain bitcoinpepe.co was registered recently on April 11, 2025, through GoDaddy.com and resolves to IP 76.76.21.21. Although VirusTotal currently shows no detections, the domain appears on one security blocklist and has low trust scores from Gridinsoft (38/100) and Scamadviser (1/100). The site, now taken offline, was linked to a crypto drainer kit targeting users with fraudulent token sales under the guise of "Bitcoin Pepe Vorverkauf - BPEP Bitcoin Layer 2 (PEP-20) Token."

Users are advised to avoid interacting with bitcoinpepe.co or any related links, especially those requesting wallet permissions via Wallet Connect. Always verify token authenticity through official channels and use reputable wallets with strong security practices. If you suspect compromise, immediately review wallet activity and revoke suspicious permissions to safeguard your digital assets.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       eb2c321ecfe7fd5899f7d465b4629923
TLS cert SHA-256:      e277aa0e888ae6f1bd342323e91f18ff3210b4ee6f8f96827ef395abff601df5

## 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/bitcoinpepe.co/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bitcoinpepe.co
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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