# PhishDestroy threat dossier — cold-wallet.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-21 20:06:14 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/cold-wallet.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 87/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Seed Phrase Theft Targeted brand: Ethereum ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/94 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ["adel.ns.cloudflare.com", "damien.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-17 Page title: ColdWallet - Secure Cryptocurrency Seed Phrase Generator | Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-06-27 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: bba10383c45700d42ec92269d3c790b75c47276f18d73445ca41ab6431eab66f ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-18 00:23:34 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-17 21:23:35 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-21 23:05:57 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d9d51-eb92-7126-82fd-a96e8d518871/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/8d87f0b0-a1c5-411e-b893-b48b0ed85c71 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/cold-wallet.org crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.cold-wallet.org Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=cold-wallet.org AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/cold-wallet.org URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/cold-wallet.org/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-18 00:24:57 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies cold-wallet.org as an active brand impersonation threat targeting Ethereum users. The site masquerades as a secure cryptocurrency seed phrase generator for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tron, potentially aiming to trick users into revealing private keys or seed phrases. This impostor platform poses a risk of crypto asset theft through fraudulent entry points disguised under the guise of Ethereum's brand. Technical indicators reveal cold-wallet.org was registered on August 4, 2025, through GoDaddy.com, LLC and currently resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3. Despite its malicious intent, VirusTotal reports 0 detections out of 95 antivirus engines, indicating the site is not yet flagged by common security tools. The domain uses an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend a false sense of legitimacy. As of now, the domain remains active and unlisted on blocklists, underscoring the need for caution and further investigation. Users who have visited cold-wallet.org should immediately cease any interaction and avoid entering sensitive information such as seed phrases or private keys. It is advisable to verify any cryptocurrency-related website's authenticity using trusted platforms like PhishDestroy before proceeding. If compromised data was submitted, affected individuals should consider moving funds to new wallets and enabling enhanced security measures such as hardware wallets or multi-factor authentication to protect their assets from potential losses. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260417-16A4D2 Favicon MD5: fccd0e437f397ca0fc9f7362868026a7 TLS cert SHA-256: bba10383c45700d42ec92269d3c790b75c47276f18d73445ca41ab6431eab66f ## 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/cold-wallet.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=cold-wallet.org 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