# PhishDestroy threat dossier — claim.pudgyverse.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-23 23:23:11 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/claim.pudgyverse.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 91/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Airdrop ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Kaspersky URLQuery: 3 detections ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: 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: bella.ns.cloudflare.com, chad.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-03-25 Page title: Pudgy World — First Pudgy World NFT HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-06-23 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 0ccd9425ddf1d43c10ede8efdcac44a7c2b3a3fa93753d8be230beab05fd74f7 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - pudgyverse.xyz ## 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: 2026-03-25 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-03-25 20:38:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-03-25 17:40:07 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-23 20:25:10 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-10 17:43:01 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d2612-81c5-7396-90ae-9136741fd63c/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/d415213b-3457-4c42-b6e7-1983af1b3f0b Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/claim.pudgyverse.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.claim.pudgyverse.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=claim.pudgyverse.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/claim.pudgyverse.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/claim.pudgyverse.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-25 20:38:51 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.pudgyverse.xyz as an active crypto drainer campaign designed to steal cryptocurrency wallet credentials and drain digital assets. The site mimics legitimate projects like Pudgy Penguins—adding false credibility to trick users into connecting wallets under the guise of claiming tokens or accessing exclusive content. This domain was flagged due to its association with a known crypto drainer operation. Technical analysis shows it was registered on March 25, 2024 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and resolves to IP 188.114.97.3. It uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate to appear legitimate, though VirusTotal currently reports 0 detections out of 95 security engines, indicating it remains undetected by most antivirus platforms. Its recent creation date suggests a newly deployed threat designed to evade detection. If you visited claim.pudgyverse.xyz or attempted to connect your cryptocurrency wallet, immediately disconnect your wallet from the site and revoke any unauthorized connections through your wallet interface. Do not enter any wallet details or interact further with the domain. Monitor your transaction history for unauthorized transfers. Report the domain to your wallet provider and consider transferring remaining assets to a cold wallet. Use updated antivirus tools and avoid similar domains with recent creation dates or low detection rates. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260325-B586D6 Favicon MD5: cc84bbd877a9ba227ec8623a5626058d TLS cert SHA-256: 0ccd9425ddf1d43c10ede8efdcac44a7c2b3a3fa93753d8be230beab05fd74f7 ## 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.pudgyverse.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=claim.pudgyverse.xyz 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