# PhishDestroy threat dossier — defi-kong.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-04 05:11:53 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/defi-kong.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 58/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: WalletConnect ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.179.66 (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: jule.ns.cloudflare.com, odin.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-03 Expires: 2027-07-03 Page title: DeFi Kong � Connect Wallet ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-10-01 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 4a0b3f127e6ea9832936f53f643f1d5d9bec0ad3aed1c7642f3b08dd3b3bb100 ## 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: 2026-07-03 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-03 20:47:00 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-04 07:00:02 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-04 00:02:01 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f294c-f230-703b-840e-3e7a8240004a/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/defi-kong.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.defi-kong.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=defi-kong.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/defi-kong.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/defi-kong.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-03 20:54:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, defi-kong.net, is flagged as an active crypto drainer phishing site designed to compromise cryptocurrency wallets through deceptive wallet connection prompts. The page title, DeFi Kong – Connect Wallet, mimics legitimate decentralized finance platforms to trick users into authorizing malicious transactions. Analysis indicates the site likely employs a pre-built drainer kit, a common tool used by threat actors to automate the theft of digital assets once wallet permissions are granted. The domain does not appear to impersonate a specific well-known brand but instead uses generic DeFi branding to lend false credibility to the scam. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain resolves to IP address 172.67.179.66 and is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, with a creation date of July 03, 2026. As of the latest assessment, only 1 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged the domain, suggesting limited detection at this stage. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, which may contribute to the site’s superficial legitimacy. No Google Safe Browsing (GSB) detections or blocklist entries were identified in the initial scan, though this does not preclude the presence of malicious activity. The domain’s registration date is notably in the future, which may indicate an attempt to evade automated detection systems that rely on domain age as a trust signal. The site remains active and poses a high risk to users who connect their wallets, as the underlying drainer infrastructure can execute unauthorized transactions without further interaction. Response actions should include immediate blacklisting by security providers, takedown requests to the registrar, and DNS-level blocking of the resolving IP. Users are advised to revoke any wallet permissions granted to defi-kong.net and audit their transaction history for unauthorized activity. Despite the low initial detection rate, the domain’s infrastructure and behavior align with known crypto drainer campaigns, warranting proactive mitigation to prevent asset loss. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 4a0b3f127e6ea9832936f53f643f1d5d9bec0ad3aed1c7642f3b08dd3b3bb100 ## 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/defi-kong.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=defi-kong.net 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: 174,417 domains (12,719 alive under monitoring, 160,880 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io