# PhishDestroy threat dossier — btc-phorant404.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-03 05:29:00 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/btc-phorant404.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 79/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: investment_scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/92 security vendors flagged this domain URLQuery: 1 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.217.225 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: adi.ns.cloudflare.com, leland.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-11 Expires: 2027-05-11 Page title: BTC-Phorant 40.4 | Official Platform for AI Assisted Trading ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-09 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 8ef24423595ca3c43e9977a5c2d45e46418d73b8241f9198d2aede22f70d4f0d ## 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: 2026-05-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-15 03:52:41 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-15 01:20:02 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-03 07:16:16 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 17:30:54 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e291d-1533-7575-ab21-0c23d83922cf/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/d470e350-e39c-4318-9c05-deba675c258c Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/btc-phorant404.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.btc-phorant404.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=btc-phorant404.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/btc-phorant404.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/btc-phorant404.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-15 03:53:21 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies btc-phorant404.live as an active Bitcoin-themed phishing domain under live investigation for credential harvesting and cryptocurrency scam operations. The site poses as a fraudulent crypto exchange portal, luring victims with fake wallet-login prompts and “reward” claims in order to siphon private keys, seed phrases, or direct Bitcoin deposits. Initial intelligence suggests the operators are in the early stages of a social-engineering campaign targeting novice crypto investors via phishing links distributed through Telegram groups, Twitter replies, and spoofed support channels. Given the domain’s recent registration and zero detection coverage, the risk profile remains fluid but is currently classified as under_investigation rather than benign. This domain was flagged through multiple technical lenses: it resolves to IPv4 address 172.67.217.225, a Cloudflare edge node frequently abused for bullet-proof hosting; the domain was created on 11 May 2026 using registrar NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, which has a lukewarm trust score in reputable blocklists; VirusTotal scanning engines currently show 3 out of 95 positive detections, indicating minimal exposure to AV signatures; the Let’s Encrypt certificate covers only the base domain, lacks extended validation, and uses a short remaining validity window—typical of disposable phishing infrastructure. Historical records reveal no prior listings on Google Safe Browsing, PhishTank, OpenPhish, or URLVoid at the time of analysis. Mitigating exposure to btc-phorant404.live requires layered countermeasures aligned with Bitcoin phishing tactics. Users should avoid clicking on unsolicited links promising “bonuses” or “airdrops,” verify any crypto portal by entering the correct URL manually or via bookmark, and enable multi-factor authentication on exchanges using hardware keys or authenticator apps—not SMS. Network defenders are advised to block the domain at DNS and firewall layers, feed the IOCs into SIEM rules for lateral detection, and monitor certificate transparency logs for new subdomains. If credentials or seed phrases were entered, immediately revoke wallet access, transfer remaining funds to a cold wallet, and rotate all associated passwords across non-crypto services. Organizations should also issue employee awareness training emphasizing skepticism toward “too-good-to-be-true” crypto offers and the importance of checking domain age via WHOIS or tools like crt.sh before trusting a site. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260515-84BE7C Favicon MD5: 51ef3b344a3491ba956860bebe8eaef0 TLS cert SHA-256: 8ef24423595ca3c43e9977a5c2d45e46418d73b8241f9198d2aede22f70d4f0d ## 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/btc-phorant404.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=btc-phorant404.live 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: 174,142 domains (13,604 alive under monitoring, 159,748 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io