# PhishDestroy threat dossier — coinbasehelpcenter.online ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 12:06:27 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/coinbasehelpcenter.online/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 89/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Coinbase (and: godaddy, google) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 7/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, Gridinsoft, Seclookup, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 13.248.243.5 (US, Seattle) ASN: ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: Go Daddy, LLC Nameservers: ns11.domaincontrol.com, ns12.domaincontrol.com Registered: 2025-11-06 Expires: 2026-11-06 Page title: coinbasehelpcenter.online HTTP response: 429 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2025-11-06 (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: 2025-11-07 11:35:46 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-21 23:03:20 UTC Neutralised: 2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019a5e18-ecc5-7679-aca1-f2abc2a73387/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/coinbasehelpcenter.online crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.coinbasehelpcenter.online Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=coinbasehelpcenter.online AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/coinbasehelpcenter.online URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/coinbasehelpcenter.online/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 02:47:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies coinbasehelpcenter.online as a medium-risk domain involved in brand impersonation targeting Coinbase users. The site mimicked Coinbase’s branding to potentially deceive visitors into divulging sensitive information or credentials. The domain was registered on November 6, 2025, via Go Daddy, LLC and resolved to IP address 76.223.105.230. It appeared on multiple security blocklists and was flagged by several security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating suspicious activity. The infrastructure suggests an attempt to exploit trust in the Coinbase brand for malicious purposes. Currently, coinbasehelpcenter.online is offline and no longer accessible. Users are advised to remain vigilant when encountering similar domains and to verify URLs carefully before sharing personal data. Organizations should continue monitoring for related threats and educate users on identifying phishing attempts. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: 2c0b8b1b44960fa5584fb5d8f1bb50e21662ec06a70fca8eedf8299c69f2e2ba ## 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/coinbasehelpcenter.online/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=coinbasehelpcenter.online 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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io