# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bybit-bonus.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-23 19:47:16 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bybit-bonus.xyz/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Bybit

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      76.223.54.146 (US, Seattle)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS Global Accelerator (GLOBAL)
Registrar:       GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com
Nameservers:     ["ns5.afternic.com", "ns6.afternic.com", "verification-gakbzzzqmt6gkcplw4efpp.ns101.verify.hn"]
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1
Expires:    2027-01-16
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: c56c7673a475fffb32566a52e467592a0f3418c2df872745328d1ce5e57858d4

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-07-19 12:38:18 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-23 20:20:24 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-20 00:33:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

bybit-bonus.xyz: Confirmed Brand Impersonation Site

bybit-bonus.xyz is an active domain that impersonates the Bybit cryptocurrency exchange. The domain resolves to 76.223.54.146, an AWS Global Accelerator endpoint located in the United States. Registration was performed through GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com, and the authoritative nameservers are ns5.afternic.com and ns6.afternic.com. The MX record list is empty, indicating no mail services. The site presents a valid TLS certificate issued by GoDaddy.com (GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1). HTTP requests return status code 200, confirming that the web server is reachable. The domain appears on three security blocklists and is listed in two AlienVault OTX pulses. VirusTotal scans have flagged the domain by six of ninety‑one antivirus engines. Additional blocking is observed from PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL. While the content of the landing page has not been publicly disclosed, the infrastructure characteristics strongly suggest a brand‑impersonation campaign targeting Bybit users. Uncertainty remains regarding the specific payload or credential‑harvesting mechanisms employed. Defenders should block or sinkhole the domain, monitor DNS queries for the listed IP and nameservers, and add the domain to internal blocklists. Continuous observation of related indicators, such as the GoDaddy certificate fingerprint and the AWS IP range, is recommended.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      c56c7673a475fffb32566a52e467592a0f3418c2df872745328d1ce5e57858d4

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bybit-bonus.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bybit-bonus.xyz
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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