# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bitkuex-trade.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-01 07:59:31 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bitkuex-trade.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 61/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.35.17 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Gname.com Pte. Ltd. Nameservers: major.ns.cloudflare.com, nicole.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2025-01-08 Expires: 2026-01-08 Page title: BitExchangePro HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-01-08 (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: 2025-08-10 01:38:59 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-01 09:10:06 UTC Neutralised: 2026-01-07 08:44:33 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019891a1-38c7-729c-b804-4fd4a95c7e1a/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/bitkuex-trade.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bitkuex-trade.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bitkuex-trade.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bitkuex-trade.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bitkuex-trade.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:37:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies bitkuex-trade.com as a phishing domain designed to deceive users seeking cryptocurrency trading services. Although currently offline, this site posed a risk by attempting to lure visitors into providing sensitive information. Users should remain cautious as phishing sites often mimic legitimate platforms to gain trust. This phishing operation worked by presenting itself under the page title "BitExchangePro," likely to create an illusion of a professional crypto exchange. Visitors were encouraged to enter personal data or login credentials, which attackers could then misuse. Despite being flagged on three security blocklists, only one out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal detected this domain, indicating a low but present risk. If you have visited bitkuex-trade.com, it is important to immediately review any entered credentials or personal information for compromise. Change passwords for related accounts and monitor financial statements for unusual activity. Users should also employ robust security measures such as multi-factor authentication and stay informed through trusted sources like PhishDestroy to avoid future threats. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: dc28d8c063732796f64883919090634318b4647393d72f7fbcfaa99fb855952d ## 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/bitkuex-trade.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bitkuex-trade.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io