# PhishDestroy threat dossier — coin-ex.global ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 22:32:18 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/coin-ex.global/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.85.187 (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: ["ed.ns.cloudflare.com", "elaine.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2027-01-30 Page title: CoinEx - Investment Platform ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-01 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 9233619c7e6574ffe27cfffa78fb012be7cdd8de7d9e3b7ee768ebb799fe26fc ## 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: 2026-02-13 01:19:56 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-07-03 00:20:37 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-05 01:34:20 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/019c53ee-e339-7398-8b48-aa88e7652400/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/coin-ex.global crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.coin-ex.global Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=coin-ex.global AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/coin-ex.global URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/coin-ex.global/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-24 09:29:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain coin-ex.global, associated with a high-threat investment scam, has been taken down. It has been flagged as malicious by 3 out of 95 security vendors, including Fortinet, Gridinsoft, and SOCRadar, and is listed on 3 public blocklists. Google Safe Browsing has not flagged this domain, indicating a potential gap in detection for this specific threat. Registered with NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited in Hong Kong, the domain was created on February 21, 2026, and was first detected on February 13, 2026. The hosting IP address is 104.21.85.187, which may be relevant for further investigation. Given the high threat score and confirmed phishing nature, block the domain at the perimeter and report it to the registrar's abuse desk for further action. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 9d79dc0062b9cde76f293e6791ad0aa4 TLS cert SHA-256: 9233619c7e6574ffe27cfffa78fb012be7cdd8de7d9e3b7ee768ebb799fe26fc ## 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 (operator 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/coin-ex.global/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=coin-ex.global 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,014 domains (14,078 alive under monitoring, 159,195 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io