# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ciphervault.co
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Fetched:   2026-07-13 09:58:22 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ciphervault.co/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 92/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Investment Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: SOCRadar
URLQuery:        -1 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Nameservers:     ["ns2.dns-suspended.com", "ns1.dns-suspended.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
HTTP response:   502

## 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 23:19:29 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:19:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-13 08:20:41 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-08 06:27:03 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-07 20:33:33 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain ciphervault.co is a generic phishing site designed to deceive users into disclosing sensitive information or engaging in fraudulent staking activities. It does not impersonate a specific brand or employ a known drainer kit but operates as a staking scam, targeting victims with false investment opportunities. As of the latest verification, ciphervault.co has been taken offline, though prior activity remains a concern for those who may have interacted with it.

Technical analysis of ciphervault.co reveals limited detection, with only 1 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors flagging the domain. The domain was created on February 21, 2026, and appears on 3 security blocklists, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL. No registrar, IP address, or SSL issuer information is currently available. The nameservers associated with the domain are ns1.dns-suspended.com and ns2.dns-suspended.com, which may indicate prior suspension or enforcement action.

Users who suspect they interacted with ciphervault.co should immediately change any exposed credentials and enable two-factor authentication on all accounts. Monitor financial and cryptocurrency wallets for unauthorized transactions, and consider reporting the domain to platforms like Google Safe Browsing, PhishTank, or local cybersecurity authorities. If cryptocurrency was involved, revoke any token approvals granted to unknown contracts and transfer funds to a new wallet as a precaution.

## 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 (operator 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/ciphervault.co/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ciphervault.co
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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