# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bracket.finance
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Fetched:   2026-06-27 07:51:55 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bracket.finance/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Generic Phishing

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.208.109 (US, San Jose)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     ns1.dyna-ns.net, ns2.dyna-ns.net
Registered:      2025-12-25
Expires:         2026-12-25
Page title:      Web3 Connect Demo
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-16
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: a9293e78179408f940e4474bf956bd3239deadf622129f486e61d3e8c2b46eec

## 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: 2025-12-25 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-18 19:22:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-18 17:25:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-27 09:46:06 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-19 00:04:48 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/019edbc0-5ef7-7550-9596-d9eaed86124f/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/9a983a36-ddab-4bc6-9ddf-cdd7d249f4f1
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/bracket.finance
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bracket.finance
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bracket.finance
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bracket.finance
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bracket.finance/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 15:31:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain bracket.finance is identified as a high-risk generic phishing domain, currently active, impersonating a Web3 service. No specific brand impersonation has been confirmed, but the page title 'Web3 Connect Demo' suggests a potential target in the Web3 industry.

Analysis indicates that bracket.finance is registered through Dynadot Inc and resolves to the IP address 172.67.208.109, which is located in the United States and assigned to AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. The domain was created on December 25, 2025, and is flagged by 4 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. It appears on 1 known security blocklist and is specifically blocked by PhishDestroy. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt under the YR2 certificate authority, which may lend a false sense of security to unsuspecting users.

The current status of bracket.finance is active, posing a significant threat to users who may be tricked into providing sensitive information. Recommendations include adding this domain to organizational blocklists, conducting regular security awareness training, and monitoring network traffic for any attempts to access this domain. Organizations are advised to verify the authenticity of any Web3 service connections and report any suspicious activities to their security teams.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260618-C625D1
Favicon MD5:       b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71
TLS cert SHA-256:      a9293e78179408f940e4474bf956bd3239deadf622129f486e61d3e8c2b46eec

## 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/bracket.finance/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bracket.finance
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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