# PhishDestroy threat dossier — compensation-apyx.finance
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Fetched:   2026-06-21 23:29:11 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/compensation-apyx.finance/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.165.183
Registrar:       NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     ["oaklyn.ns.cloudflare.com", "keaton.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-06-09
Expires:         2027-06-09
Page title:      Apyx

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-07
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: b8e229d0b5fd033e1e8397e4aaafb5515975fc72d25c4a3212042f413715035f

## 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: 2026-06-09 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-09 18:17:55 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-09 18:15:58 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-22 00:20:33 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-18 00:25:53 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 12:21:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies compensation-apyx.finance as a high-risk domain due to its generic phishing threat type. 

This domain was flagged by 5 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a significant threat level, however, specific details such as registrar, IP, creation date, blocklists, and trust scores are not available, which could provide further insight into the domain's legitimacy and potential risks.

To mitigate the risks associated with generic phishing, users should be cautious when interacting with emails or websites that may direct them to compensation-apyx.finance, and avoid providing sensitive information, as the domain is still active and poses a high risk, users should prioritize their online safety by being vigilant and reporting any suspicious activity, with the unique seed a3b282, PhishDestroy advises users to prioritize their online security and safety

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - WHOIS creation date: 2026-06-09

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       c15f8aa7f11e11100592b67eecefccc2
TLS cert SHA-256:      b8e229d0b5fd033e1e8397e4aaafb5515975fc72d25c4a3212042f413715035f

## 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/compensation-apyx.finance/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=compensation-apyx.finance
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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