# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bitvavo-desktop.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-25 05:48:48 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bitvavo-desktop.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 8/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Emsisoft, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Webroot 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: nsd1.squarespacedns.com, nsd2.squarespacedns.com, nsd3.squarespacedns.com, nsd4.squarespacedns.com Registered: 2026-06-16 Expires: 2027-06-14 Page title: Bitvavo — Where Europe trades crypto ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-12 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: d7e8d07322f658d30906a287db30fd0195a9ebca3a104f8e969e04efb1d3b2e0 ## 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: 2026-06-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-16 09:37:16 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-17 14:45:22 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-25 03:40:54 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-2420-7034-81b8-f57445d8ad39/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/cca0ac4f-6872-472e-941f-7d093f2c694f Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/bitvavo-desktop.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bitvavo-desktop.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bitvavo-desktop.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bitvavo-desktop.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bitvavo-desktop.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 20:47:20 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] bitvavo-desktop.com: Confirmed Crypto Exchange Impersonation This domain is flagged as an elevated-risk crypto exchange impersonation phishing site targeting European cryptocurrency users. Analysis indicates the infrastructure was specifically designed to mimic the legitimate Bitvavo platform, as evidenced by the page title 'Bitvavo — Where Europe trades crypto,' a direct replication of the authentic branding. The threat type aligns with credential harvesting and wallet-draining attacks, commonly deployed to compromise user accounts and siphon digital assets through fraudulent login portals or fake trading interfaces. Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple high-confidence technical indicators. The domain was registered on June 16, 2026, through Squarespace Domains LLC, a registrar frequently leveraged for short-lived phishing campaigns. It resolves to the IP address 91.92.241.250, which has been associated with prior malicious activity. Detection engines on VirusTotal flagged the domain as malicious, with 8 out of 95 security vendors confirming its fraudulent nature. The domain appears on four security blocklists, including MetaMask, PhishDestroy, SEAL, and Hagezi, and is referenced in two AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulses. Additionally, Gridinsoft assigned a trust score of 0/100, further corroborating its malicious classification. The site has since been taken offline, though historical DNS records and cached content may still pose residual risks. Mitigation measures for this threat type require a multi-layered approach. Users who interacted with the domain should immediately revoke any active sessions, rotate credentials for associated accounts, and monitor transaction histories for unauthorized activity. Organizations should block the domain and its resolving IP (91.92.241.250) at the network perimeter and update endpoint protection rules to include the domain's hash signatures. For enhanced security, implement strict validation of SSL certificates and enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all cryptocurrency-related logins. Given the domain's impersonation of a legitimate exchange, users should verify the authenticity of any platform by cross-referencing official URLs and checking for subtle discrepancies in branding or domain structure. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 8/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260617-48DFD7 TLS cert SHA-256: d7e8d07322f658d30906a287db30fd0195a9ebca3a104f8e969e04efb1d3b2e0 ## 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/bitvavo-desktop.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bitvavo-desktop.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: 189,428 domains (59,739 alive under monitoring, 128,126 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io