# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bybit-trade.biz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-26 20:17:27 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bybit-trade.biz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Bybit ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 9/92 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, Emsisoft, Fortinet, Netcraft, Sophos, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.150.188 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Dominet (HK) Limited Nameservers: plato.ns.cloudflare.com, sureena.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-22 Page title: ByBit - Real-time Market Data ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-07-21 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 7d7c0d282dbbb203ce44e5769907a55957e0735a7b6daf32373c3c8bc77c696a ## 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: 2026-04-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-07 09:15:05 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-07 09:15:02 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-26 20:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 17:31:40 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e0112-9f47-7514-86b7-930a42ab5969/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/bybit-trade.biz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bybit-trade.biz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bybit-trade.biz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bybit-trade.biz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bybit-trade.biz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-07 09:15:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies bybit-trade.biz as an active brand-impersonation scam targeting users of the legitimate Bybit cryptocurrency exchange. The domain mimics Bybit’s branding to trick visitors into entering login credentials or payment details, potentially leading to theft of funds or personal data. This is not a generic phishing attempt; it is a precise impersonation designed to exploit trust in a well-known brand. This domain was flagged by 9 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors within hours of its creation on April 22, 2026. It was registered through Dominet (HK) Limited and resolved to IP address 172.67.150.188. The site also holds a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, which can give a false sense of legitimacy. These technical indicators, combined with the high VT detection rate, confirm this is a malicious site actively hosting fraudulent content. If you visited bybit-trade.biz, avoid entering any credentials or payment information. Log out of all active sessions, clear browser cache and cookies, and scan your device with updated antivirus software. Consider changing passwords on your real Bybit account and enabling two-factor authentication. Report the domain to your antivirus provider and the platform being impersonated. Do not engage with suspicious links or pop-ups and always verify URLs through official channels before interacting. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 7d52cc8d289203fee527e6ebdcfefbe9 TLS cert SHA-256: 7d7c0d282dbbb203ce44e5769907a55957e0735a7b6daf32373c3c8bc77c696a ## 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/bybit-trade.biz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bybit-trade.biz 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: 170,594 domains (12,283 alive under monitoring, 157,922 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io