# PhishDestroy threat dossier — coinbaseextensions.io
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Fetched:   2026-07-23 11:58:12 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/coinbaseextensions.io/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Google Safebrowsing, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.251.84.236 (US, Cheyenne)
Hosting org:     AS53667 FranTech Solutions
Registrar:       Sav.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ath1.abollydns.com, ath2.abollydns.com
Registered:      2026-06-19
Expires:         2027-06-19
Page title:      Bot Verification

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YE2
Expires:    2026-09-18
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 948a18d430a6aed4dff02b3b8f1cd12aac97cc8f76f81409dc59ad5f7faaeded

## 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: 2026-06-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-22 17:20:22 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-23 12:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-23 00:01:45 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/019eefea-3cf7-75c6-a6f8-eaaeb9224035/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/coinbaseextensions.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.coinbaseextensions.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=coinbaseextensions.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/coinbaseextensions.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/coinbaseextensions.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 22:58:58 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

coinbaseextensions.io - Coinbase Impersonation Scam

Coinbaseextensions.io is an active phishing domain impersonating the popular cryptocurrency platform Coinbase. Despite being flagged by only 1 out of 91 vendors on VirusTotal, the domain is already listed on three public blocklists, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL. The site uses a "Bot Verification" page to lure users into providing sensitive information.

The domain was registered with Sav.com, LLC and is hosted on IP address 198.251.84.236 in the United States, under the organization FranTech Solutions. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, which is commonly used by both legitimate and malicious sites due to its ease of access and free offering. The domain's creation date is June 19, 2026, and PhishDestroy detected it just three days later, highlighting the rapid identification of threats within the critical early window before antivirus databases typically update.

Coinbaseextensions.io exploits the trust users place in the Coinbase brand, aiming to steal credentials or financial information. The low abuse score of 10/100 suggests limited reporting activity, which may indicate the site is either new or not widely accessed yet. However, its presence on multiple blocklists suggests a growing recognition of its malicious intent. The early detection by PhishDestroy underscores the importance of proactive threat intelligence in identifying and mitigating risks before they proliferate.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 4/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      948a18d430a6aed4dff02b3b8f1cd12aac97cc8f76f81409dc59ad5f7faaeded

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