# PhishDestroy threat dossier — distribution-zinccash.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-08 01:48:08 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/distribution-zinccash.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 47/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, 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: lisa.ns.cloudflare.com, rick.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-02 Expires: 2027-07-02 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-30 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: b68ff62a835342826961ecdc55222791f6b1d3cc2cdafa7fca521b4823438ad6 ## 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: 2026-07-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-06 16:31:15 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-08 00:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-06 18:16:50 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f37d6-648e-769d-9de8-cb322e3c7588/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/distribution-zinccash.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.distribution-zinccash.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=distribution-zinccash.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/distribution-zinccash.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/distribution-zinccash.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-06 16:36:49 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, distribution-zinccash.xyz, is currently flagged as an active generic phishing threat designed to impersonate financial service providers. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is specifically engineered to deceive users into divulging sensitive credentials, payment details, or personal identification information under false pretenses. The domain remains operational and poses a high risk to individuals and organizations in the financial sector. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain was registered on July 02, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, which has been linked to multiple phishing campaigns in recent threat intelligence reports. The domain is flagged by 2 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating early detection but limited widespread recognition. Notably, the domain employs an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, a tactic commonly used to lend false legitimacy to malicious sites by displaying a padlock icon in browsers. Current status confirms the domain remains active and accessible, with no evidence of takedown or mitigation at the time of assessment. The combination of a recently registered domain, low detection rate, and use of reputable SSL issuers suggests an attempt to evade automated security controls. Users and network administrators are strongly advised to block access to this domain at the DNS or firewall level. Financial institutions should monitor for unauthorized access attempts linked to this domain and educate customers about the risks of credential harvesting. Security teams should treat any interaction with distribution-zinccash.xyz as a potential compromise and initiate incident response protocols if detected within corporate networks. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: b68ff62a835342826961ecdc55222791f6b1d3cc2cdafa7fca521b4823438ad6 ## 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/distribution-zinccash.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=distribution-zinccash.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 175,873 domains (12,474 alive under monitoring, 162,433 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io