# PhishDestroy threat dossier — claim.esprsesso.foundation ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-24 00:36:10 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/claim.esprsesso.foundation/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 86/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: foundation ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.193.57 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. 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: luciana.ns.cloudflare.com, sean.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2027-02-13 Page title: Espresso Claim Portal HTTP response: 429 ## 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: 2026-02-15 05:23:33 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-23 04:29:16 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-23 04:29:16 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/019c5fbf-222a-72ae-9ca5-5ec1fe82b6d6/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/c01efe60-a73c-444f-a772-c99f547b3826 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/claim.esprsesso.foundation crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.claim.esprsesso.foundation Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=claim.esprsesso.foundation AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/claim.esprsesso.foundation URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/claim.esprsesso.foundation/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 15:56:32 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.esprsesso.foundation as a medium-risk crypto drainer domain designed to illicitly extract cryptocurrency assets from unsuspecting victims. Crypto drainers are particularly dangerous as they can lead to irreversible financial losses by manipulating users into revealing private keys or wallet access. The presence of such threats highlights the ongoing need for vigilance in the crypto community to avoid falling prey to sophisticated scams. The domain claim.esprsesso.foundation was registered recently on February 21, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and resolved to the IP address 172.67.193.57. It operated under the guise of an "Espresso Claim Portal" to lure victims. Security researchers have noted its listing on three distinct blocklists, and it was flagged by 4 out of 95 antivirus vendors on VirusTotal. These indicators, combined with its removal from active status, suggest swift action to mitigate its impact. Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with claim.esprsesso.foundation or entering any personal or crypto wallet information. Those who have engaged with the site should monitor their crypto wallets closely and consider changing any exposed credentials. Staying informed about emerging crypto threats and using reputable security tools can significantly reduce the risk of falling victim to such malicious domains. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260215-194E11 ## 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.esprsesso.foundation/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=claim.esprsesso.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