# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bitmexdesktop.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-25 07:05:59 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bitmexdesktop.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 91.92.241.250 (NL, Amsterdam) ASN: AS202412 Omegatech LTD Hosting org: Omegatech LTD Registrar: Squarespace Domains LLC Nameservers: nsa1.squarespacedns.com, nsa2.squarespacedns.com, nsa3.squarespacedns.com, nsa4.squarespacedns.com Registered: 2026-06-09 Expires: 2027-06-09 Page title: BitMEX Desktop for Windows ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-07 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 27b7a9a6b85fb6ffa44beb822a772557dd054b08959f2af225dd3921fc8075b0 ## 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: 2026-06-09 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-16 09:37:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-17 14:39:42 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-25 03:40:49 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-16 18:37:51 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ecf5c-25d7-71a7-a4e5-aaedd10cf068/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/73f9eb74-daf2-4672-be50-3793e4dc4ffd Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/bitmexdesktop.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bitmexdesktop.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bitmexdesktop.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bitmexdesktop.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bitmexdesktop.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-23 10:46:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] bitmexdesktop.com Phishing Intelligence Report - PhishDestroy The domain bitmexdesktop.com presents itself as the official download page for "BitMEX Desktop for Windows." This is a fraudulent site designed to impersonate the legitimate BitMEX cryptocurrency exchange platform. The primary threat is that it likely distributes malware disguised as a desktop application, targeting users seeking to download trading software. Technical evidence confirms the site's malicious nature. VirusTotal analysis shows 4 out of 95 security vendors flagged the domain, including alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, and SOCRadar. The domain is registered with Squarespace Domains LLC, created on 2026-06-09, and resolves to IP address 91.92.241.250. It uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate (YR1) and has three blocklist entries. The GridinSoft trust score is 0/100. The site is currently offline. Given the domain risk score of 73 and the confirmed detections, the risk level is high. Users should avoid any interaction with this domain and only download BitMEX software from the official source. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 6/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260617-63995C TLS cert SHA-256: 27b7a9a6b85fb6ffa44beb822a772557dd054b08959f2af225dd3921fc8075b0 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bitmexdesktop.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bitmexdesktop.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 189,472 domains (59,783 alive under monitoring, 128,126 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io