# PhishDestroy threat dossier — cryptanatomy.icu ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 23:33:34 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/cryptanatomy.icu/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 58/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 7/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Ermes, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, PrecisionSec AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 108.158.32.88 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. 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: novalee.ns.cloudflare.com, rajeev.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-28 Expires: 2027-06-28 Page title: Private Search Engine - Brave Search ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-26 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 7c6b5105a4d11fcd5e91be0276744dc03a70d0fb30b9a39fdfd8ac6b65391589 ## 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: 2026-06-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-01 06:26:35 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-01 04:35:28 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-03 00:20:37 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-01 12:17:35 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1bed-028f-72da-8daa-742336959151/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/8d5d4e3d-5464-4459-9c18-b3ec529f62a3 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/cryptanatomy.icu crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.cryptanatomy.icu Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=cryptanatomy.icu AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/cryptanatomy.icu URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/cryptanatomy.icu/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-01 06:35:58 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain cryptanatomy.icu is currently active and confirmed as a phishing site impersonating the Dogpile search engine. Analysis indicates this infrastructure is designed to deceive users into interacting with fraudulent search results, likely leading to further malicious redirections or credential harvesting. The domain presents itself under the title 'Dogpile - Search Engine,' a direct attempt to mimic the legitimate search service and exploit user trust in recognizable brands. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 28, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, which has been linked to other suspicious activities. The domain is flagged by 5 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating moderate but consistent detection across threat intelligence platforms. Additionally, it appears in one AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulse, further corroborating its malicious classification. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, which, while legitimate, is commonly abused by threat actors to lend a false sense of security to victims. Current status remains active, posing a high risk to users who may unknowingly engage with the fraudulent search interface. Immediate action is recommended: network administrators should block the domain and its associated IP at the perimeter level, while endpoint protection systems should be updated to recognize and quarantine any connections to cryptanatomy.icu. Users are advised to verify the authenticity of search engines by checking the URL and SSL certificate details before interaction. Organizations should monitor for any internal traffic to this domain and investigate potential exposure or compromise. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260701-9BBF03 Favicon MD5: 6e647bf6e8ebb95bc94e52ca66f53fe7 TLS cert SHA-256: 7c6b5105a4d11fcd5e91be0276744dc03a70d0fb30b9a39fdfd8ac6b65391589 ## 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 (operator 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/cryptanatomy.icu/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=cryptanatomy.icu 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,015 domains (14,079 alive under monitoring, 159,195 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io