# PhishDestroy threat dossier — changen-ow.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-30 18:20:20 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/changen-ow.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 85/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 9/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Ermes, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Webroot ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 176.125.242.151 (MD, Chisinau) ASN: AS200019 ALEXHOST SRL Hosting org: Alexhost SRL Registrar: Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu Nameservers: ["ns1.dyna-ns.net", "ns2.dyna-ns.net"] Registered: 2026-04-26 Page title: ChangeNOW — The Fastest Crypto Exchange ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-06-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: a4ad0ac1cbb172880f31b0595e942e48ba439ae835ff47da150d0c5a034666ea Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.changen-ow.com ## 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: 2026-04-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-26 17:03:19 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-26 14:05:19 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-30 19:40:22 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-30 17:03:03 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dca17-693d-76c8-816e-a055a2c5a627/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/d484c8e2-0736-4c89-a097-ef2bc9db0f84 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/changen-ow.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.changen-ow.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=changen-ow.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/changen-ow.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/changen-ow.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-26 17:05:13 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies ChangeN-OW.com as a live cryptocurrency phishing portal masquerading as the legitimate ChangeNOW exchange platform, actively harvesting credentials and wallet data from unwitting victims. The domain leverages social engineering by cloning the target brand’s page title and interface to deceive visitors into inputting sensitive login or seed-phrase information, which is then exfiltrated to attacker-controlled servers. Despite its convincing appearance, the site is a counterfeit replica deployed solely to facilitate cryptocurrency theft under the guise of a fast, no-KYC exchange service. Technical indicators confirm this campaign remains under the radar: the domain resolves to 176.125.242.151, carries a freshly issued Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, and has evaded detection with 0 out of 95 VirusTotal engines flagging it. Registrar.eu (Hosting Concepts B.V.) processed the registration on March 22, 2026, indicating a very recent launch intended to capitalize on brand confusion before takedown measures can be coordinated. The absence of blocklist entries further underscores its stealthy window of operation and the need for rapid identification and mitigation. Users who visited ChangeN-OW.com should immediately cease use of any entered credentials or wallet recovery phrases and revoke any API keys or permissions granted to the site. Scan local devices with updated antivirus and malware removal tools to detect potential infostealers or session hijackers left behind. Report the domain to your security team or trusted threat-intel platforms and consider rotating all associated cryptocurrency wallet private keys. If funds were diverted, file incident reports with local law enforcement and blockchain analysis firms to aid in fund recovery and attribution efforts. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260426-6A8C17 Favicon MD5: affefa758d4806db401ee85ffb704f9c TLS cert SHA-256: a4ad0ac1cbb172880f31b0595e942e48ba439ae835ff47da150d0c5a034666ea ## 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/changen-ow.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=changen-ow.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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io