# PhishDestroy threat dossier — claim.esperesso.foundation ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-23 03:12:16 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/claim.esperesso.foundation/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 70/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: foundation (and: metamask) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Seclookup, SOCRadar URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.13.160 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Web Commerce Communications Limited Nameservers: betty.ns.cloudflare.com, stan.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Espresso Claim Portal ## 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: 2026-02-17 15:15:48 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-13 09:45:38 UTC Neutralised: 2026-02-23 03:15:03 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/019c6c25-76bd-74fd-ad9c-6c706d54cebb/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/a2038f66-1f97-4ed1-b200-667e3c303513 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/claim.esperesso.foundation crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.claim.esperesso.foundation Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=claim.esperesso.foundation AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/claim.esperesso.foundation URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/claim.esperesso.foundation/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 05:31:40 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.esperesso.foundation as a medium-risk crypto drainer domain designed to steal cryptocurrency assets from victims. The site, named 'Espresso Claim Portal,' aimed to lure users into fraudulent claims likely related to crypto wallets or rewards. This campaign capitalized on deceptive tactics to trick users into divulging sensitive information or authorizing unauthorized transactions. The domain was registered through Web Commerce Communications Limited on February 21, 2026, and resolved to IP address 104.21.13.160. VirusTotal analysis flagged the domain by 3 out of 95 security vendors, indicating some recognition but limited widespread detection. It also appeared on one security blocklist, confirming its malicious reputation. The infrastructure suggests a targeted phishing effort with moderate sophistication. Currently, claim.esperesso.foundation is offline, which mitigates immediate risk. However, users should remain cautious as similar campaigns may emerge using related or new domains. It is recommended to avoid interacting with unsolicited crypto claim portals and verify URLs carefully. Security teams should monitor for any resurgence or related domain registrations using the unique seed e694c8 to identify connected threats. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260217-BF1188 Favicon SHA-256: e1f7a5c79ba590e07a72f3a5a1f220105553c2da2f97a31752ddf49e59d536e8 ## 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.esperesso.foundation/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=claim.esperesso.foundation 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