# PhishDestroy threat dossier — connect-uphold.created.app ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-31 07:16:31 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/connect-uphold.created.app/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.150.16.1 (US, Walnut) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: Vercel, Inc Registrar: Tucows Domains Inc Nameservers: ["ns1.vercel-dns.com", "ns2.vercel-dns.com"] Registered: 2026-05-21 Page title: Uphold Login - Secure Access to Your Digital Assets ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-07-29 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 927656e07b11c1b9142869c6a6c1996526993b64fd76d6b8ad10c405cebaa0f8 ## 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: 2026-05-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-21 08:25:28 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-05-21 05:34:20 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-31 10:15:49 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-27 12:10:08 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners 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/019e48fd-9f25-74b9-a732-096c03ab94e0/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/102861cf-f760-4d0f-83ed-b67d5a955603 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/connect-uphold.created.app crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.connect-uphold.created.app Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=connect-uphold.created.app AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/connect-uphold.created.app URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/connect-uphold.created.app/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-21 08:30:04 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Threat Overview The domain connect-uphold[.]created[.]app has been identified as a phishing website designed to impersonate Uphold. This malicious site targets cryptocurrency users by creating a convincing replica of the legitimate Uphold platform. Attack Vector The phishing site attempts to trick users into connecting their wallets or entering their seed phrases and private keys. Once captured, the attackers use these credentials to drain victims' cryptocurrency holdings. Risk Indicators - Domain registered on a standard TLD (app) - Contains brand keywords associated with Uphold - Domain length: 26 characters - Drainer Detected Recommendations Always access Uphold through the official website. Never enter your seed phrase or private keys on any website. Use hardware wallets for additional security. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260521-17B4CF TLS cert SHA-256: 927656e07b11c1b9142869c6a6c1996526993b64fd76d6b8ad10c405cebaa0f8 ## 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/connect-uphold.created.app/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=connect-uphold.created.app 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: 156,170 domains (38,595 alive under monitoring, 117,071 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io