# PhishDestroy threat dossier — btchyper.claims
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Fetched:   2026-04-25 06:48:03 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/btchyper.claims/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Bitcoin
Phishing kit: Token Presale

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Fortinet, SOCRadar, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 6 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.212.159 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     ace.ns.cloudflare.com, gloria.ns.cloudflare.com
Page title:      Bitcoin Hyper Official Website | BTC Hyper Layer 2 Presale
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: REPORTS FILED. Domain eventually taken down after 1 abuse notice(s).
Reports filed:   1 independent abuse notifications
First report:    2026-01-28 04:58:07 UTC
Days since first notice: 87 (eventually taken down)
Methodology: follow-up reports are sent ONLY when a victim re-submitted a re-report
via our public form, our monitoring detected the domain resurfacing in SEO/feeds,
OR our live-checker confirmed the domain is still technically active and fraudulent.
Each report contains: VT verdict, URLScan snapshot, WHOIS, SSL metadata, IP/hosting
chain, impersonated-brand evidence, drainer/kit classification, screenshots, and a
cryptographic hash of the forensic PDF. ICANN RAA Sec. 3.18 applies.
Per-report timeline: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/btchyper.claims/#coordinated-suppression

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-01-24 13:43:46 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-24 05:20:31 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/019b1438-d000-756d-95da-5e7ab7c82e82/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/8ec2fd15-d65f-4884-8698-e64aea8793fc
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/btchyper.claims
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.btchyper.claims
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=btchyper.claims
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/btchyper.claims
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/btchyper.claims/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:31:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies btchyper.claims as a medium-risk crypto drainer domain. It was used to impersonate a cryptocurrency presale called 'Bitcoin Hyper,' aiming to trick users into compromising their crypto wallets. The threat leverages social engineering to drain victims' funds through deceptive Layer 2 presale offers.

The domain resolved to IP address 172.67.212.159 and was registered via Cloudflare, Inc. It appeared on five security blocklists, and VirusTotal flagged it by 6 out of 95 security vendors, indicating moderate detection by antivirus engines. The page title suggested a legitimate cryptocurrency presale, enhancing its deceptive appeal.

Currently, btchyper.claims has been taken offline, reducing immediate risk. Users are advised to avoid visiting or interacting with this domain or related links. Maintaining updated security software and verifying crypto project legitimacy before engagement remain critical to preventing losses from similar scams.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-1769262204-btchyper.claims
Favicon MD5:       bad59ffdf685fdc12cc6e1d641b5474c

## 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/btchyper.claims/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=btchyper.claims
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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