# PhishDestroy threat dossier — cionswexqt.gitbook.io
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 10:08:22 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/cionswexqt.gitbook.io/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.18.40.47 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["dahlia.ns.cloudflare.com", "hugh.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-04-21
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: a438a4e073260fcc8ef4463db227800d90eab44bfa4f612ea36a7c2ff690881b
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - gitbook.io

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:21:39 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-17 13:17:58 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-03 03:17:29 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/019bb223-7aca-767d-b8ae-609345a0aa6c/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/cionswexqt.gitbook.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.cionswexqt.gitbook.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=cionswexqt.gitbook.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/cionswexqt.gitbook.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/cionswexqt.gitbook.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 14:54:45 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies cionswexqt.gitbook.io as a high-risk generic phishing domain designed to deceive users through social engineering tactics. It was registered recently on February 21, 2026, indicating a potentially new campaign.

Technical indicators include Cloudflare registration and presence on three security blocklists. Google Safe Browsing categorizes it under social engineering, and 15 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors have flagged it for malicious activity. The domain leveraged GitBook hosting to mask its intent.

Currently, the domain is offline following takedown efforts, reducing immediate risk. Users should remain vigilant and report any related phishing attempts to prevent further exposure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      a438a4e073260fcc8ef4463db227800d90eab44bfa4f612ea36a7c2ff690881b

## 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/cionswexqt.gitbook.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=cionswexqt.gitbook.io
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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