# PhishDestroy threat dossier — btc-ponsis.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-29 01:04:50 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/btc-ponsis.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 7/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.169.80 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 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: nico.ns.cloudflare.com, veronica.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-12 Expires: 2027-06-12 Page title: BTC-Ponsis | Official Platform for AI Assisted Trading HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-11 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 41a86a2b2b72bd742d64587f65e681481d06822ac2a162a614f02cf97d26c771 ## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-17 19:05:05 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-17 18:26:42 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-29 03:04:05 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-17 19:15:29 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ed689-e695-7145-a8ea-eb2cf577e3bb/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/84898721-c76c-47c2-a3a2-e8e069ed0d66 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/btc-ponsis.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.btc-ponsis.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=btc-ponsis.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/btc-ponsis.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/btc-ponsis.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 20:03:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, btc-ponsis.live, functions as a cryptocurrency phishing platform designed to deceive users into disclosing financial credentials or transferring digital assets. The site masquerades as an official trading platform offering AI-assisted investment services, a common tactic to exploit trust in automated financial tools. Analysis indicates the infrastructure targets individuals seeking cryptocurrency trading opportunities, likely through fraudulent investment schemes or credential harvesting forms. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 12, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. Security telemetry shows the domain is flagged by 7 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, with one active blocklist entry. The site previously resolved to IP address 172.67.169.80 and used an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, a legitimate provider often leveraged to create a false sense of security. The page title, 'BTC-Ponsis | Official Platform for AI Assisted Trading,' reinforces the fraudulent branding. Users who visited btc-ponsis.live should immediately revoke any credentials or wallet permissions shared with the site. Monitor financial accounts and cryptocurrency wallets for unauthorized transactions, as stolen credentials may be used for immediate fund transfers. If personal or financial data was submitted, consider reporting the incident to relevant financial authorities and credit monitoring services. The domain is currently offline, but threat actors may re-establish similar infrastructure under different names. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260617-642DD2 Favicon MD5: b34506cdd39059243bbbcf00bb24b737 TLS cert SHA-256: 41a86a2b2b72bd742d64587f65e681481d06822ac2a162a614f02cf97d26c771 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/btc-ponsis.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=btc-ponsis.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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 172,229 domains (14,626 alive under monitoring, 157,073 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io