# PhishDestroy threat dossier — darkmattermarket.sbs ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-17 08:35:25 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/darkmattermarket.sbs/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 74/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/92 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Webroot ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Dynadot LLC Nameservers: ["irena.ns.cloudflare.com", "sterling.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-05-16 Page title: Account - Signin | Dark Matter HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-07-14 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: c022b1973c6d707ded9a3874e9164c1b963d4089e8ba01a55ee071e1a536006c ## 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: 2026-05-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-17 00:02:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-05-16 21:03:20 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-17 08:40:36 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable 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/019e3297-a338-724b-87cc-03b2bc4c36a0/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/5d5a40e1-ce92-4bd1-b0dc-262713287da7 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/darkmattermarket.sbs crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.darkmattermarket.sbs Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=darkmattermarket.sbs AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/darkmattermarket.sbs URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/darkmattermarket.sbs/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-17 00:03:30 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies darkmattermarket.sbs as an active cryptocurrency theft phishing domain designed to impersonate a darknet marketplace, tricking users into submitting wallet credentials or transferring cryptocurrency to attacker-controlled addresses. This domain employs HTTPS deception via a Google Trust Services SSL certificate to appear legitimate, while resolving to IP 188.114.97.3, a known hosting infrastructure linked to fraudulent financial operations. The domain was registered through Dynadot LLC on October 19, 2025, indicating recent deployment to capitalize on fast-evolving threat landscapes. This domain remains undetected by security vendors as of the latest VirusTotal scan, showing 0 out of 95 detection engines flagging it—a critical lapse that underscores the importance of proactive domain monitoring and threat intelligence sharing. The use of a short-lived second-level domain (sbs), rapid registration timeline, and SSL certificate issuance by a trusted CA highlights a sophisticated mimicry technique aimed at bypassing traditional security controls. While currently unlisted on major blocklists, the absence of detections does not equate to safety; behavioral patterns and infrastructure correlation suggest membership in an emerging wave of crypto-draining phishing campaigns. Users who accessed or interacted with darkmattermarket.sbs should immediately review their cryptocurrency wallets for unauthorized transactions or approved connections to suspicious smart contracts. Revoke any permissions granted to unknown domains or apps linked to this site, especially those involving wallet connections or transaction signing. Report the incident to your wallet provider and local cybercrime units, and consider freezing further asset transfers until the legitimacy of the site can be confirmed through independent channels. Implement enhanced monitoring for phishing indicators such as unexpected login prompts or unsolicited payment requests. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260516-274A3F Favicon MD5: 5c25dc4385fe5963f245c0f0dc98b4ca TLS cert SHA-256: c022b1973c6d707ded9a3874e9164c1b963d4089e8ba01a55ee071e1a536006c ## 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/darkmattermarket.sbs/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=darkmattermarket.sbs 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: 150,558 domains (27,922 alive under monitoring, 122,356 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io