# PhishDestroy threat dossier — darkchange.io
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Fetched:   2026-04-25 12:09:28 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/darkchange.io/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["aria.ns.cloudflare.com", "todd.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      DarkChange | Anonymous No-KYC Crypto Exchange

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-04-18
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 5fe160bbae79f533963a057e141eda3bfc6d67bee47727482dc8a98c47507d8d

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:20:44 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 13:12:51 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-15 12:09:51 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019c9e35-b325-73c6-accf-650eef2d1337/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/darkchange.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.darkchange.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=darkchange.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/darkchange.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/darkchange.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 15:43:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies darkchange.io as a medium-risk phishing domain actively targeting unsuspecting users. Classified under generic phishing threats, this domain attempts to deceive visitors into divulging sensitive information, posing significant risks to personal and organizational security.

The domain darkchange.io was registered recently, on February 21, 2026, and is currently active. It appears on three notable security blocklists and is referenced in at least one AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulse, indicating ongoing malicious activity. Additionally, VirusTotal flags this domain with detections from six different security vendors, reinforcing its potential danger. The combination of these indicators suggests that darkchange.io is part of an emerging phishing infrastructure designed to exploit users through fraudulent schemes.

Users and organizations are advised to avoid accessing darkchange.io and to monitor for any suspicious communications referencing this domain. Implementing robust email filtering, updating endpoint security solutions, and educating users on phishing indicators are critical mitigation steps. PhishDestroy continues to monitor darkchange.io’s status, which remains active, and recommends maintaining vigilance against this evolving threat.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       f674ae2e2511ab068d95de13981fa0c3
TLS cert SHA-256:      5fe160bbae79f533963a057e141eda3bfc6d67bee47727482dc8a98c47507d8d

## 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/darkchange.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=darkchange.io
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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