# PhishDestroy threat dossier — check-coinbase-verify.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-22 07:02:04 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/check-coinbase-verify.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 88/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: Coinbase

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       OwnRegistrar, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["anton.ns.cloudflare.com", "meiling.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-06-03
Expires:         2027-06-01
Page title:      Index of /

## 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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Domain registered: 2026-06-03 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-09 05:23:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-22 08:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-09 06:27:53 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 13:09:21 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies check-coinbox-verify.com as a site that impersonates a well-known brand, specifically Coinbase, to trick users into divulging sensitive information. This can lead to financial loss and identity theft. 

 The domain was flagged due to its malicious intent, with 15 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal detecting it, and was registered through OwnRegistrar, Inc. The unique seed 574b17 helps track this specific threat, which has now been taken offline. 

 If a user visited check-coinbase-verify.com, they should immediately monitor their accounts for any suspicious activity and change their passwords as a precautionary measure, given the elevated risk level associated with this brand impersonation threat.

## 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/check-coinbase-verify.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=check-coinbase-verify.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

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