# PhishDestroy threat dossier — claiming.claimblockdag.network
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 14:57:03 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/claiming.claimblockdag.network/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 80/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: BlockDAG

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, Seclookup, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.81.147 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-22
Page title:      Become a Part Of BlockDAG Network | Buy BDAG Coins & Miners
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-22 (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)
First reported:    2026-02-22 16:39:42 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-01 17:56:36 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019c8592-7e18-7789-83f8-cf4380ed7b42/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/claiming.claimblockdag.network
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.claiming.claimblockdag.network
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=claiming.claimblockdag.network
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/claiming.claimblockdag.network
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/claiming.claimblockdag.network/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:31:44 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies claiming.claimblockdag.network as a medium-risk domain impersonating the BlockDAG brand to mislead users into buying counterfeit coins and miners. This brand impersonation aims to exploit trust in BlockDAG’s network.

The domain was registered on February 22, 2026, resolving to IP 104.21.81.147. It appeared on two security blocklists and was flagged by 3 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors. The website’s page title promoted fake BlockDAG services, increasing the deception.

Currently, the domain is offline, mitigating immediate threats. Users are advised to avoid interacting with any related URLs and confirm BlockDAG communications through official channels. Continuous monitoring is recommended to detect any re-emergence.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       c1644d19e796afdd60ada8145be62e4f338211cdc5f747665187c3b045d058be

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/claiming.claimblockdag.network/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=claiming.claimblockdag.network
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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