# PhishDestroy threat dossier — coinbase.sonws.site
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 08:31:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/coinbase.sonws.site/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 22 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 94/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Coinbase

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      2a02:4780:42:18df:29f2:8716:4ec:29e4 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
ASN:             ASAS47583 AS-HOSTINGER Hostinger International Limited, CY
Hosting org:     AS47583 Hostinger International Limited
Registrar:       HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Nameservers:     ns1.dns-parking.com, ns2.dns-parking.com
Registered:      2025-10-15
Expires:         2026-10-15
Page title:      sonwsex
HTTP response:   403

## 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: 2025-10-15 (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:    2025-12-31 13:54:40 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-03-31 01:11:50 UTC (STALE — 22 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 22 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 22 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019b74b0-078a-70ec-810e-7f617cb1a273/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/coinbase.sonws.site
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.coinbase.sonws.site
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=coinbase.sonws.site
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/coinbase.sonws.site
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/coinbase.sonws.site/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:56:32 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies coinbase.sonws.site as a brand impersonation phishing domain targeting Coinbase users. Classified as low risk, it attempts to deceive users by mimicking the Coinbase brand but does not appear highly sophisticated or widely detected.

The domain was registered on October 15, 2025, through HOSTINGER operations, UAB and resolves to the IPv6 address 2a02:4780:42:18df:29f2:8716:4ec:29e4. It has appeared on two security blocklists and is flagged by Google Safe Browsing for social engineering. VirusTotal scans show only 2 out of 95 security vendors detecting this domain, indicating limited but confirmed suspicion. The page title found was "sonwsex," which deviates from legitimate Coinbase branding.

Currently, coinbase.sonws.site is taken offline, mitigating immediate risk. However, users should remain cautious and avoid clicking links or submitting credentials to domains closely resembling trusted brands, especially those flagged for phishing or social engineering. Continuous monitoring and blocking of this domain are advised to prevent renewed malicious activity.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       e7db95c97a5d45787cc3e40cbcb93b748fefc65bc14e162c746e37f979861729

## 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/coinbase.sonws.site/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=coinbase.sonws.site
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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