# PhishDestroy threat dossier — coinbase-aave.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-21 00:48:37 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/coinbase-aave.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Coinbase ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.60.129 (US, San Francisco) 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: melissa.ns.cloudflare.com, vicente.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-16 Expires: 2027-06-16 Page title: Guide HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-14 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 130ecadd670f4c8a03e9a92dde13af8238157833e05385b3dda17e36bd5ee840 ## 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: 2026-06-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-18 14:29:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-06-21 00:20:43 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-19 00:18:20 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019edab3-eac0-7798-bea5-e323b2c44e42/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/coinbase-aave.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.coinbase-aave.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=coinbase-aave.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/coinbase-aave.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/coinbase-aave.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 16:32:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain coinbase-aave.com has been identified as a brand impersonation threat, specifically targeting the Coinbase cryptocurrency platform. This malicious domain is currently active and poses a high risk to users who may mistake it for a legitimate Coinbase service. It was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED on June 16, 2026, and resolves to IP address 104.21.60.129. According to intelligence data, this domain appears on three security blocklists, indicating it has been flagged by multiple threat intelligence sources. VirusTotal shows zero detections out of 95 vendors, meaning it has not yet been widely recognized as malicious, but its SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, which can lend a false sense of legitimacy. The page title found is simply "Guide," which is generic and likely part of a phishing lure. Given the active status and high risk level, users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with coinbase-aave.com. PhishDestroy recommends adding this domain to blocklists, reporting it to relevant authorities, and educating users to verify URLs carefully before entering credentials or sensitive information. Always access Coinbase directly through its official website and enable two-factor authentication for added security. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 47a28a38a0b24b6f02c79c89e57bf325 TLS cert SHA-256: 130ecadd670f4c8a03e9a92dde13af8238157833e05385b3dda17e36bd5ee840 ## 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/coinbase-aave.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=coinbase-aave.com 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: 167,118 domains (14,980 alive under monitoring, 151,820 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io