# PhishDestroy threat dossier — claim-pengu.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-26 02:20:33 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/claim-pengu.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: ethereum (and: ledger, solana) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 22/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Netcraft, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, ThreatHive, VIPRE, Webroot URLQuery: 3 detections Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 144.31.254.56 (DE, Frankfurt am Main) ASN: ASAS213877 U1 DIGITAL SERVICES LTD Hosting org: AS213877 U1 DIGITAL SERVICES LTD Registrar: NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: a.dnspod.com, b.dnspod.com, c.dnspod.com Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2027-01-26 Page title: Claim Your $PENGU | Pudgy Penguins ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-01-28 05:30:07 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-17 00:51:20 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-23 04:33:05 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/019c02fa-9773-7079-8cf6-56d2e928e7eb/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/ba02c681-0c23-4a96-aa73-b2b3e11d776d Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/claim-pengu.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.claim-pengu.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=claim-pengu.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/claim-pengu.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/claim-pengu.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-18 23:53:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies claim-pengu.live as a malicious domain engaged in crypto draining activities targeting users under the guise of claiming $PENG tokens related to Pudgy Penguins. Classified as a high-risk threat, this domain employs social engineering tactics to deceive victims into compromising their cryptocurrency holdings. Technical indicators reveal that claim-pengu.live resolved to IP address 144.31.254.56 and was registered on February 21, 2026, via NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited. The domain holds a very low trust score of 16/100 on Scamadviser and appears on two separate security blocklists. Google Safe Browsing has flagged it for social engineering, while VirusTotal reports 22 out of 95 security vendors identifying it as malicious. The domain’s page titled "Claim Your $PENG | Pudgy Penguins" suggests it mimics legitimate crypto projects to lure unsuspecting users. Currently, claim-pengu.live is offline, indicating possible takedown or deactivation in response to detection efforts. Users are advised to avoid any interaction with this domain and report suspicious links immediately. PhishDestroy continues monitoring for any resurgence or related threats to ensure community safety. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260128-DAFFB5 Favicon SHA-256: f6b6bb2765d371dda37b91e1eadf0b2829e7cc395624ea6b8474dcd07df62830 ## 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/claim-pengu.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=claim-pengu.live 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: 153,029 domains (37,084 alive under monitoring, 114,185 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io