# PhishDestroy threat dossier — changely.exchange
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Fetched:   2026-04-23 00:08:43 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/changely.exchange/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 85/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      14/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, AlphaSOC, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Seclookup, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.18.0.11
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     joan.ns.cloudflare.com, sonny.ns.cloudflare.com
Page title:      app.www.changely.exchange
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-05-05
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: b2d5b15ca24f996360737b8ffe1ab5ec1041cc2c2a11e8b1eda0efbcd2ce3433
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.changely.exchange

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-11-19 02:40:02 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 07:52:17 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-01 03:06:21 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/019a99fb-64a0-76fd-a03f-7c375b1a625a/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/changely.exchange
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.changely.exchange
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=changely.exchange
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/changely.exchange
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/changely.exchange/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:20:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies changely.exchange as a high-risk generic phishing domain aimed at deceiving users under the guise of a legitimate service. The page title "app.www.changely.exchange" attempts to mimic trusted cryptocurrency platforms.

The domain was registered via Cloudflare, Inc. and resolves to IP 198.18.0.11. It is flagged by 14 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors and appears on two notable security blocklists. AlienVault OTX has recorded this domain in one threat intelligence pulse, confirming its malicious activity.

Currently, changely.exchange is taken offline, mitigating immediate threats. Users are advised to remain vigilant, avoid interacting with this domain, and report any suspicious communications related to it. PhishDestroy continues monitoring for any resurgence or related phishing campaigns.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       b93a2bfe990d94870785dbbef66b71a8
TLS cert SHA-256:      b2d5b15ca24f996360737b8ffe1ab5ec1041cc2c2a11e8b1eda0efbcd2ce3433

## 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/changely.exchange/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=changely.exchange
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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