# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bitminingarea.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-26 23:17:53 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bitminingarea.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 47.243.205.21 (HK, Hong Kong) ASN: ASAS45102 ALIBABA-CN-NET - Alibaba (US) Technology Co., Ltd., CN Hosting org: AS45102 Alibaba (US) Technology Co., Ltd. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ns31.domaincontrol.com, ns32.domaincontrol.com Registered: 2025-09-10 Expires: 2026-09-10 Page title: BTBoos HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-08-27 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: d367905fd2914e2cd8d5dc2f5aecffe2bf64afa96c34649fbf67960deb4db537 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.bitminingarea.com - yiypviovg1rqlqs8mbzht9eqyg1.btboos98.com ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-09-10 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-18 17:30:34 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-18 15:39:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-27 00:51:38 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019edb59-8ec6-717c-a99d-0238f27d3f76/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/4d94108c-3285-4afd-89a2-799db1416d89 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/bitminingarea.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bitminingarea.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bitminingarea.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bitminingarea.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bitminingarea.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 17:57:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] bitminingarea.com: Fake BTBoos Crypto Mining Scam Site Detected This domain is flagged as a high-risk phishing threat specializing in cryptocurrency fraud, specifically targeting users of mining platforms through impersonation of the BTBoos service. Analysis indicates the site is designed to harvest login credentials, wallet addresses, and private keys under the guise of legitimate mining operations, posing a direct financial risk to victims. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain bitminingarea.com was registered on September 10, 2025, through GoDaddy.com, LLC, and currently resolves to IP address 47.243.205.21, hosted on Alibaba (US) Technology Co., Ltd. infrastructure (AS45102) in Hong Kong. VirusTotal detection rates show 2 out of 95 security vendors have flagged the domain, while it appears on three security blocklists, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL. The domain remains active and employs a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate (YR2), which may lend a false sense of legitimacy to unsuspecting users. Mitigation requires immediate blocking of the domain and IP at network and endpoint levels. Network administrators should update firewalls and DNS filters to prevent resolution of bitminingarea.com and its associated IP. End users are advised to verify mining service authenticity through official channels only, avoid entering credentials on untrusted sites, and enable multi-factor authentication on all cryptocurrency wallets. Wallet software should be configured to reject transactions or connections to known phishing domains. Security teams should monitor for unusual outbound connections to 47.243.205.21 and correlate with any reports of credential exposure or unauthorized wallet access. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260618-1F475B Favicon MD5: 9c0d9e947d60a07c169d8c90306a5fa7 TLS cert SHA-256: d367905fd2914e2cd8d5dc2f5aecffe2bf64afa96c34649fbf67960deb4db537 ## 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/bitminingarea.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bitminingarea.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: 200,317 domains (87,454 alive under monitoring, 111,832 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io