# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bitpay.exchange
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Fetched:   2026-04-30 21:21:20 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bitpay.exchange/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 30 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 94/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: across (and: ethereum, ledger, lido, solana, trezor)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      7/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Netcraft, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      2a02:4780:43:6458:cb92:197a:183:4900 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
ASN:             ASAS47583 AS-HOSTINGER Hostinger International Limited, CY
Hosting org:     AS47583 Hostinger International Limited
Registrar:       HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Nameservers:     ns1.dns-parking.com, ns2.dns-parking.com
Page title:      bitpay.exchange - The Self-Custody Crypto Wallet for Everyone

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-04-23
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 2488ed4c530e3bb1233075f1ef1980ff4eb1e38906e561405da54631af2716d3
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.bitpay.exchange

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-10-16 20:19:26 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-03-31 00:51:58 UTC (STALE — 30 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-17 18:08:11 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 30 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 30 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0199eeac-be39-7507-9ce6-8eae7f873fc2/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/bitpay.exchange
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bitpay.exchange
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bitpay.exchange
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bitpay.exchange
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bitpay.exchange/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:23:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies bitpay.exchange as a medium-risk phishing domain impersonating the BitPay self-custody crypto wallet service. Classified as generic phishing, this domain attempts to deceive users into submitting sensitive information under the guise of a legitimate cryptocurrency platform.

Technical indicators reveal that bitpay.exchange was registered via HOSTINGER operations, UAB, and displayed poor PageSpeed performance (26/100), typical of hastily deployed phishing pages. The domain resolved to the IPv6 address 2a02:4780:43:6458:cb92:197a:183:4900. Threat intelligence platforms such as AlienVault OTX flagged the domain in one pulse, VirusTotal detected it by 7 out of 95 security vendors, and it appeared on 2 security blocklists. The Gridinsoft trust score rated it 0/100, confirming its malicious nature.

Currently, bitpay.exchange is offline, indicating that takedown or mitigation efforts have been effective. PhishDestroy recommends users avoid this domain entirely and always ensure they access cryptocurrency wallets through official and verified URLs to protect their assets and personal data.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 7/95 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       d0c37cfb8970caf9b611f9f490c0316c
TLS cert SHA-256:      2488ed4c530e3bb1233075f1ef1980ff4eb1e38906e561405da54631af2716d3

## 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/bitpay.exchange/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bitpay.exchange
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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