# PhishDestroy threat dossier — darkmatter-market.nl ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-26 22:46:01 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/darkmatter-market.nl/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 83/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 198.177.120.221 (NL, Amsterdam) ASN: AS22612 Namecheap, Inc. Hosting org: Web-hosting.com Registrar: Realtime Register Nameservers: ["dns1.namecheaphosting.com", "dns2.namecheaphosting.com"] Registered: 2026-06-08 Page title: DARKMATTER MARKET | authenticated mirrors - 09-June-2026 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Sectigo Limited / Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36 Expires: 2026-12-10 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 600b15e9739c9abe29c41173fd110dd38b012baa8d16ed2d8dd632c6207281a5 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.darkmatter-market.nl ## 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: 2026-06-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-09 05:19:33 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-08 19:45:05 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-27 00:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-17 18:21:24 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-22 23:07:19 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] darkmatter-market.nl presents itself as a dark web marketplace, but it is flagged as malicious by 5 out of 91 vendors on VirusTotal. The site, now offline, was taken down shortly after its creation on June 8, 2026. The rapid detection and subsequent takedown highlight the effectiveness of early threat identification. The domain was registered through Realtime Register and hosted on IP address 198.177.120.221. It used an SSL certificate issued by Sectigo Limited, which is a common choice among fraudulent sites due to its ease of acquisition. The page title, "DARKMATTER MARKET | authenticated mirrors - 09-June-2026," suggests an attempt to mimic legitimate dark web operations, potentially to deceive users into engaging with the platform under false pretenses. Despite its brief existence, darkmatter-market.nl managed to be listed on one public blocklist, specifically by PhishDestroy. This inclusion underscores the site's malicious nature and the potential risks it posed to users. The platform risk score of 68 out of 100 further indicates a significant threat level associated with this domain. The swift action taken to bring down the site demonstrates the importance of proactive measures in combating online scams and protecting potential victims. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: ebce09f77475d9ddd7603cba2504bb0b TLS cert SHA-256: 600b15e9739c9abe29c41173fd110dd38b012baa8d16ed2d8dd632c6207281a5 ## 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/darkmatter-market.nl/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=darkmatter-market.nl 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: 170,646 domains (12,255 alive under monitoring, 158,002 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io