# PhishDestroy threat dossier — darkmatter-marketplace.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 16:04:05 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/darkmatter-marketplace.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 83/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Bfore.Ai PreCrime, Fortinet Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: 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: autumn.ns.cloudflare.com, rory.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-04 Expires: 2027-05-04 Page title: DarkMatter Market | Secure Darknet Marketplace HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-03 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 385edbd38a2b0dbcf305aeb9193821468575cb2fc643fe412de67efc712f2c17 ## 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: 2026-05-04 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-27 03:01:33 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-06-30 16:20:34 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0697-dcd9-76cf-bd87-c0983182623d/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/darkmatter-marketplace.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.darkmatter-marketplace.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=darkmatter-marketplace.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/darkmatter-marketplace.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/darkmatter-marketplace.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-27 03:07:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, darkmatter-marketplace.com, is flagged as a high-risk phishing site impersonating a darknet marketplace. Analysis indicates the site mimics the branding of legitimate darknet platforms, using the page title 'DarkMatter Market | Secure Darknet Marketplace' to deceive users into believing it is a secure trading environment. The threat type is classified as brand impersonation, with no direct evidence of a crypto drainer kit at this time, though further investigation into backend scripts is warranted. The domain does not replicate a specific well-known marketplace but instead adopts a generic darknet aesthetic to lure victims. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain was created on May 4, 2026, and is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3 and employs a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which is commonly used to lend a false sense of legitimacy. VirusTotal reports 2 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious. Google Safe Browsing (GSB) status is not explicitly provided, but the low detection rate on VirusTotal suggests the domain may not yet be widely blocklisted. No additional blocklist data is currently available, though the domain's recent creation and niche targeting reduce its visibility in broader threat feeds. As of the latest assessment, darkmatter-marketplace.com remains active and poses a significant risk to users seeking darknet marketplaces. Recommended response actions include immediate blocking of the domain and IP at the network level, as well as monitoring for related infrastructure spin-offs. Users should be alerted to the presence of fake darknet marketplaces and advised to verify domain authenticity through trusted sources or direct communication with known vendors. The remaining risk is high due to the domain's active status and the potential for financial or credential theft. Continuous monitoring of newly registered domains with similar naming patterns is advised to preemptively identify related threats. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: 385edbd38a2b0dbcf305aeb9193821468575cb2fc643fe412de67efc712f2c17 ## 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-marketplace.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=darkmatter-marketplace.com 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: 172,677 domains (12,746 alive under monitoring, 159,341 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io