Is cointelegraphnews.org a scam?

cointelegraphnews.org has been flagged by 2 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 1 blocklist. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns cointelegraphnews.org?

cointelegraphnews.org is registered through arin, created on October 25, 2024. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is cointelegraphnews.org safe to visit?

cointelegraphnews.org is currently offline (taken down). It was previously flagged as a potentially dangerous website.

How do I report cointelegraphnews.org?

You can report cointelegraphnews.org to your local cybercrime authorities, Google Safe Browsing, and anti-phishing organizations. Our report page includes country-specific reporting contacts and pre-filled complaint templates.

cointelegraphnews[.]org

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

2/95 VT Taken Down Oct 28, 2024 1 Blocklist

23 Threat

PhishDestroy AI

MEDIUM

Analysis of cointelegraphnews[.]org reveals a potentially malicious phishing domain with 2 security vendor detections on VirusTotal.

The domain is hosted on IP 2606:4700:3036::ac43:cd70 and was registered through arin, registered over 1 year ago. The domain appears on 1 security blocklist. Third-party scores reinforce the threat assessment: Scamadviser trust: 1/100.

cointelegraphnews[.]org has been successfully taken offline. PhishDestroy continues to monitor for potential reactivation or clone domains that may use similar infrastructure.

VirusTotal

2 det.

URLScan

Report ↗

Scamadviser

1/100

Age

1.3 yr

Status

Down 403

DestroyList

Listed

Security Signals

Scamadviser Warnings 1/100

The owner of the website is using a service to hide their identity on WHOIS According to Tranco this site has a low rank High number of suspicious websites on this server This website is (very) young. We tried to analyze the content of the site but failed

The SSL certificate is valid This website is safe according to DNSFilter

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Submission

Legal

Takedown

17/18

Pre-emptive Discovery & Ingestion

30+ Proprietary Parsers · Infrastructure Analysis · Community Intelligence · Threat Ingested

4/4 ✓

30+ Proprietary Parsers

Distributed network scanning Google Ads (malvertising), SEO-manipulated results, Twitter/X, YouTube & Telegram campaigns

Infrastructure Analysis

dnstwist & typosquatting detection to catch look-alike domains targeting established brands

Community Intelligence

Real-time ingestion of community-reported threats via Telegram Bot & partner intelligence feeds

Threat Ingested

cointelegraphnews.org detected and queued for full analysis

Oct 28, 2024

Global Ecosystem Submission

54+ Vendor Submissions · URLScan.io Snapshot · VirusTotal · Blocklist Detection · Forensic Evidence Collection · Web Archive Preservation · Technical Deep Analysis

7/7 ✓

54+ Vendor Submissions

Threat data submitted to 54+ security vendors & threat intelligence platforms

Show all 54 vendors

URLScan.io Snapshot

Submitted to urlscan.io — screenshot, DOM & HTTP transactions captured

Oct 28, 2024

VirusTotal

2 / 95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 23, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 1 blocklist: PhishDestroy

Feb 25, 2026

Forensic Evidence Collection

Public scans via URLScan.io, URLQuery & Cloudflare Radar — DOM snapshots, HTTP transactions, DNS & certificate data

Web Archive Preservation

Site preserved in Wayback Machine — immutable copy of phishing content for legal evidence

Technical Deep Analysis

JS source analysis, directory enumeration, open directories scan, email harvesting, Telegram bot detection, exposed databases & other OSINT artifacts useful for threat actor identification

Legal Notifications & Reporting

Registrar & Hosting Notification · DestroyList Published · Abuse Report Pending · Conditional Re-detection

3/4

Registrar & Hosting Notification

Initial abuse reports sent to domain registrar (arin) and hosting provider with forensic evidence packages (metadata, screenshots, PDF)

DestroyList Published

Added to PhishDestroy/DestroyList — open-source blocklist for wallets & extensions

Oct 28, 2024

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (arin) & hosting

Conditional Re-detection

Follow-up alerts only if threat remains active beyond 24 hours — prevents spam, ensures reports contain active evidence

ICANN Escalation — triggered only on re-detection (24h+ active threat), not on initial report. Formal complaint per RAA §3.18 with full forensic evidence

Public Transparency & Takedown

Open Threat Database · Social Broadcasting · Domain Taken Down

3/3 ✓

Open Threat Database

Real-time commits to GitHub repository & live monitoring at phishdestroy.io/live

Social Broadcasting

Automated alerts on Twitter, Telegram & Mastodon channels

Domain Taken Down

Phishing site is offline — no longer serving malicious content

Public Blocklist Status

Listed in 1 public blocklist — PhishDestroy

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Evidence Capture

Snapshot

2024-10-28 07:58 UTC

Malicious

Forensic screenshot of cointelegraphnews.org

IP: 2606:4700:3036::ac43:cd70

arin

490d

Full Scan Full Size

Domain Intelligence

Domaincointelegraphnews.org

Registrararin (USA)

IP Address2606:4700:3036::ac43:cd70

CreatedOct 25, 2024

ExpiresOct 25, 2025

Nameservers1

First DetectedOct 28, 2024

HTTP Status403

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VirusTotal Analysis

2 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

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ESET

Gridinsoft

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Scamadviser 1 / 100

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis ThreatFox

Shodan

ChainAbuse

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About This Report: cointelegraphnews.org

This domain security report for cointelegraphnews.org is maintained by PhishDestroy's automated threat intelligence pipeline. Our system continuously monitors this domain across 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, 1 public blocklists, URLScan.io.

cointelegraphnews.org has been flagged by 2 security vendors as of February 27, 2026.

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