# PhishDestroy threat dossier — distribute-hyperliquid.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-27 17:35:52 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/distribute-hyperliquid.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 74/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: Hyperliquid ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.170.69 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 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: benedict.ns.cloudflare.com, gabriella.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-24 Expires: 2027-06-24 Page title: Un instant… ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-22 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 62d0d0dc80ac4b758d8038b37c3c399c2f93e9177d7905e13ebebd06e35e1348 ## 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: 2026-06-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-26 23:08:37 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-26 21:17:17 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-27 16:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-27 00:01:07 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f05c2-a8fd-769d-b20b-bc23c633190f/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/494b2ab7-9106-4cb3-949f-4bc6d03f3365 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/distribute-hyperliquid.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.distribute-hyperliquid.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=distribute-hyperliquid.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/distribute-hyperliquid.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/distribute-hyperliquid.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-27 00:02:45 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain distribute-hyperliquid.xyz is currently under investigation for brand impersonation, specifically targeting the brand Hyperliquid. The risk level is assessed as under investigation, indicating that while the domain has been identified, further analysis is required to determine the full extent of the threat. Infrastructure analysis reveals that the domain was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and resolves to the IP address 172.67.170.69. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend a false sense of security to potential visitors. The domain was created on June 24, 2026, and is currently offline. VirusTotal, a widely used platform for detecting malicious URLs, has reported 0/95 detections, suggesting that the domain has not yet been flagged by security engines. No entries in known blocklists or significant drops in trust scores have been observed, which could indicate a recent or low-profile operation. To mitigate the risk of brand impersonation, Hyperliquid and its users should take several steps. Hyperliquid should monitor the domain for any signs of reactivation and update their threat intelligence databases accordingly. Users should be educated to verify the official URLs and contact information of Hyperliquid before engaging with any links or downloading content. Additionally, implementing domain monitoring tools and notifying relevant domain registrars and hosting providers can help in quickly identifying and taking down any similar malicious domains that may arise in the future. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 2/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260626-CEF989 Favicon MD5: 437a8c13e75506d85cdbcf81c4772036 TLS cert SHA-256: 62d0d0dc80ac4b758d8038b37c3c399c2f93e9177d7905e13ebebd06e35e1348 ## 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/distribute-hyperliquid.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=distribute-hyperliquid.xyz 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: 170,900 domains (12,710 alive under monitoring, 157,778 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io