# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bitmine.top
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Fetched:   2026-05-31 00:00:32 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bitmine.top/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 63/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      8/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Bfore.Ai PreCrime, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, G-Data, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      68.168.220.124 (US, New York City)
ASN:             ASAS19318 IS-AS-1, US
Hosting org:     AS19318 Interserver, Inc
Registrar:       NameSilo, LLC

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!!
NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about
received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com)
for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our
X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence.
Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket —
NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received.
Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter
  https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed

Nameservers:     1
Registered:      2025-07-09
Expires:         1981-11-19
Page title:      TRX Miner | Home

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-07-09 (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:    2025-07-27 06:50:28 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-31 01:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-07 21:00:02 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/01984b4a-5b74-73e2-844c-3994f25b3ae0/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/bitmine.top
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bitmine.top
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bitmine.top
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bitmine.top
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bitmine.top/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:26:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies bitmine.top as a medium-risk phishing domain primarily associated with generic phishing activities. The site masqueraded as a cryptocurrency mining platform under the title "TRX Miner | Home," aiming to deceive users into divulging sensitive information or installing malware. The domain was active recently before being taken offline, reducing immediate threat but warranting continued caution.

The domain bitmine.top was registered through NameSilo, LLC, on July 9, 2025, and resolved to IP address 68.168.220.124. It was flagged on two separate security blocklists and detected by 8 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors as malicious. These indicators point to a setup designed to exploit users under the guise of cryptocurrency mining services, a common lure in phishing schemes.

Users are advised to avoid visiting bitmine.top and remain vigilant against similar phishing attempts. It is critical to verify URLs before clicking links related to cryptocurrency or financial services, especially those soliciting personal or login credentials. Keeping antivirus software up to date and reporting suspicious domains to security platforms can help prevent phishing attacks and protect user data integrity.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       006f614b63a6a038d127268731a83a7871793967f6870131a48754743e9e1b1b

## 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/bitmine.top/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bitmine.top
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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