# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dydx-exchh.cx
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Fetched:   2026-06-27 05:01:21 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dydx-exchh.cx/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 83/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: dYdX

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, AlphaSOC, Bfore.Ai PreCrime, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Seclookup, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.185.109 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       CentralNic Ltd
Nameservers:     trace.ns.cloudflare.com, val.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-08-08
Expires:         2026-08-08
Page title:      404 Error
HTTP response:   429

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2025-08-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-10-16 20:21:07 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-27 04:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-14 06:10:26 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0199eeae-8b75-752b-9409-7ef2716ebf8d/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/dydx-exchh.cx
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dydx-exchh.cx
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dydx-exchh.cx
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dydx-exchh.cx
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dydx-exchh.cx/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-24 08:31:22 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain dydx-exchh.cx, impersonating the brand dYdX, has a critical threat score of 95/100 and is currently down. It has been flagged as malicious by 15 out of 95 security vendors, including notable names like BitDefender and Sophos, and is listed on one public blocklist. Google Safe Browsing has not flagged this domain, indicating it may not have been widely recognized prior to its takedown.

Registered with CentralNic Ltd in Great Britain, the domain was created on August 8, 2025, and was first detected on October 16, 2025. The hosting IP is 172.67.185.109. The absence of further data on the infrastructure suggests limited operational transparency, which is common in phishing operations.

Block this domain at the perimeter and submit a report to the registrar's abuse desk to mitigate any potential threat.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       e00add76c5a22beaecfaa13cb567260ebabc7e6b5cb44df8f67309d3da784308

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dydx-exchh.cx/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dydx-exchh.cx
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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