# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bitmex29.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-24 11:46:43 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bitmex29.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 24 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: aave (and: reddit, solana, telegram, twitter, youtube) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.18.32.236 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: MarkMonitor, Inc. Nameservers: parkedns1.bitmex.network, parkedns2.bitmex.network Page title: Home - BitMEX ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-08-29 11:03:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-03-31 00:44:02 UTC (STALE — 24 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-02-17 18:09:15 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 24 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 24 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/0198f623-aaaa-72dc-a302-0e9e3b355e6f/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/bitmex29.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bitmex29.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bitmex29.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bitmex29.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bitmex29.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:37:13 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies bitmex29.live as a low-risk brand impersonation domain targeting the Aave platform. Classified as brand impersonation, this domain attempted to mimic Aave's services while displaying the page title "Home - BitMEX," likely to confuse users with another cryptocurrency brand. The domain was intended to deceive users into believing it was connected to Aave, exposing them to potential phishing risks. Technically, bitmex29.live resolved to the IP address 104.18.32.236 and was registered through MarkMonitor, Inc. Despite its attempt to impersonate a reputable brand, it received a very low trust rating: 0/100 from Gridinsoft and 20/100 on Scamadviser. VirusTotal flagged only one out of 95 security vendors, indicating minimal detection by mainstream security platforms. The domain appeared on one security blocklist, hinting at some degree of suspicion within cybersecurity communities. The domain bitmex29.live is currently offline and no longer active, reducing immediate risk to users. PhishDestroy advises caution with any similar domains impersonating Aave or related services. Although this particular campaign was short-lived and low profile, users should remain vigilant against brand impersonation attempts, especially involving cryptocurrency platforms. Continuous monitoring and reporting of such domains help protect the community from emerging phishing threats. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 1/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## 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/bitmex29.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bitmex29.live 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