# PhishDestroy threat dossier — coin-base-pro-login-faq.tem3.io
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Fetched:   2026-05-20 11:55:30 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/coin-base-pro-login-faq.tem3.io/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Credential Phishing
Targeted brand: Coinbase

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      17/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, Seclookup, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     justin.ns.cloudflare.com, val.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2024-08-02
Page title:      Official Site® | Coinbase Pro |
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-06-13
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 942b33de262ab9fa6a937bd0dff73091bc8c768e13761aa10e9cd7dd2ce33180
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - tem3.io

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2024-08-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-06 13:41:02 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-20 12:52:26 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-09 01:13:48 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019dfcde-b11f-778c-b928-f60025b2d5fd/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/coin-base-pro-login-faq.tem3.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.coin-base-pro-login-faq.tem3.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=coin-base-pro-login-faq.tem3.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/coin-base-pro-login-faq.tem3.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/coin-base-pro-login-faq.tem3.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-06 13:42:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

coin-base-pro-login-faq.tem3.io poses a high-risk threat as a Coinbase brand impersonation domain designed to deceive users into surrendering sensitive login credentials. Google Safe Browsing has classified this domain under SOCIAL_ENGINEERING, indicating active attempts to manipulate users through fraudulent interfaces mimicking Coinbase's official Pro trading platform FAQ page. This domain was flagged by 17 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, demonstrating widespread suspicion due to its malicious intent and operational deceptive design.

Technical indicators confirm its malicious nature: the domain resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3, a known malicious hosting infrastructure. Registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC on August 02, 2024, this domain has already been blocked by MetaMask and included on 1 security blocklist, further validating its hostile classification. Despite utilizing a Google Trust Services SSL certificate, the domain's primary function is to host a fraudulent login interface, leveraging trust signals to increase victim engagement and credential harvesting success.

To mitigate the risk of falling victim to such brand impersonation attacks, users must verify the authenticity of any Coinbase-related domain by ensuring it uses the official coinbase.com domain structure. Do not enter credentials or sensitive data into any third-party site claiming affiliation with Coinbase Pro without confirming the URL matches coinbase.com exactly. Report suspicious domains to Coinbase support and use browser-based security tools like Google Safe Browsing to validate site reputation before interaction.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       0d3fb60340437536bbe06a463d19122c
TLS cert SHA-256:      942b33de262ab9fa6a937bd0dff73091bc8c768e13761aa10e9cd7dd2ce33180

## 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/coin-base-pro-login-faq.tem3.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=coin-base-pro-login-faq.tem3.io
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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