# PhishDestroy threat dossier — calderaescrow.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 04:23:35 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/calderaescrow.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 47/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 165.99.164.20 (US, Ogden) ASN: ASAS213549 SATISFYHOST SATISFYHOST LTD, GB Hosting org: AS213549 SATISFYHOST LTD 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: dns1.harmonweb.net, dns2.harmonweb.net Registered: 2026-06-23 Expires: 2027-06-23 Page title: Caldera | Safe OTC Crypto Trading. Every network. For everyone. ## 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: 2026-06-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-28 13:55:38 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-28 12:11:31 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-30 04:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-28 13:56:04 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0e14-9832-727f-8a38-97a386692b84/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/42634f6f-8144-4d7b-8b86-7416ad03d6e3 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/calderaescrow.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.calderaescrow.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=calderaescrow.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/calderaescrow.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/calderaescrow.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-28 15:01:48 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain calderaescrow.com has been confirmed as a crypto escrow scam, designed to deceive users into transferring digital assets under the guise of a legitimate escrow service. Analysis indicates this infrastructure is not associated with any authentic financial entity but instead operates as a fraudulent platform to facilitate unauthorized asset transfers. The domain currently remains offline, though its prior activity aligns with known patterns of crypto-related fraud targeting unsuspecting victims seeking secure transaction intermediaries. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 23, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently observed in association with high-risk domains. It resolves to the IP address 165.99.164.20, which has been linked to other suspicious activities in recent threat intelligence reports. Detection metrics indicate limited but concerning visibility, with 1 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagging the domain as malicious. No additional blocklist entries or trust scores were recorded at the time of analysis, suggesting either early-stage deployment or evasion of broader detection mechanisms. Given the domain's current offline status, immediate risk to end users is reduced; however, historical activity and infrastructure characteristics warrant continued monitoring. Organizations and individuals are advised to block the domain and associated IP at the network level, update endpoint protection rules to include this indicator of compromise, and educate users on recognizing crypto escrow scams. If financial transactions were conducted via this platform, affected parties should report the incident to relevant authorities and initiate asset recovery protocols where possible. Proactive threat hunting for related domains registered through the same registrar or resolving to the identified IP is recommended to identify potential secondary threats. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260628-C050D2 Favicon MD5: cd8102680897e56ff63cb333fc7e0922 ## 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/calderaescrow.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=calderaescrow.com 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: 172,677 domains (13,021 alive under monitoring, 159,066 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io