# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bittrustcard.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 08:24:17 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bittrustcard.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Crypto Scam
Targeted brand: Bitcoin

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Bfore.Ai PreCrime, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.245.14.131 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Nameservers:     1
Registered:      2025-04-19
Expires:         2026-07-26
Page title:      BitTrustCard - Your Gateway to Bitcoin Freedom
HTTP response:   403

## 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: 2025-04-19 (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:    2025-08-05 18:29:01 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 11:57:07 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 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/01987c23-275b-70ec-86fa-651be4f7b40e/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/bittrustcard.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bittrustcard.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bittrustcard.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bittrustcard.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bittrustcard.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:53:21 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies bittrustcard.com as a low-risk generic phishing domain associated with cryptocurrency deception. The site used a misleading title, "BitTrustCard - Your Gateway to Bitcoin Freedom," to lure users looking for Bitcoin services. Despite its seemingly legitimate branding, the domain had a very low trust score of 1/100 on Scamadviser and was registered through a known budget hosting provider, HOSTINGER operations, UAB. It was created recently on April 19, 2025, and appeared on at least one security blocklist before being taken offline.

This phishing scheme likely attempted to trick visitors into revealing sensitive personal or financial information by mimicking a Bitcoin-related service. The domain resolved to an IP address at 172.245.14.131 and was flagged by 2 out of 95 security engines on VirusTotal, indicating some level of detection but not widespread recognition. Users who visited bittrustcard.com risked exposing credentials or payment details to cybercriminals aiming to steal cryptocurrency or conduct fraudulent transactions.

If you have visited bittrustcard.com, it is advised to immediately cease any interaction with the site and avoid submitting any personal data. Users should scan their devices with updated antivirus tools and monitor their accounts for suspicious activity. Changing passwords related to crypto accounts and enabling two-factor authentication adds further protection. PhishDestroy recommends reporting any suspicious emails or communications linked to this domain to help prevent others from falling victim.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       e99dccf261cdf14cf07ec3de017601c470c561943f5d19706fef2acb1d929bf9

## 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/bittrustcard.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bittrustcard.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

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