# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dydx-trade.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-12 15:00:49 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dydx-trade.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 81/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: dYdX ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/92 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 31.59.39.218 (AE, Abu Dhabi) ASN: AS212743 ETERNITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Hosting org: GoldIPv4 Registrar: Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — Trustname / Fewmoretaps OU !!! Trustname (IANA #4318) is a shell company declaring EUR 120 annual revenue, 1 employee, negative equity, Belarusian ownership. Explicitly advertises itself as 'bulletproof' in its DNS TXT records. Primary source: https://phishdestroy.io/trustname-bulletproof-exposed Nameservers: a.dnspod.com, b.dnspod.com, c.dnspod.com Registered: 2026-05-08 Page title: Portfolio · dYdX HTTP response: 404 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-08-06 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: dbe9111ff3e0ece720ac13022df78d1786a441472dcc15109f9cc3bd153a4e3b Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.dydx-trade.com ## 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: 2026-05-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-09 16:18:33 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-09 13:19:16 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-11 00:32:10 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-10 17:53:14 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e0ce1-d10d-7049-9580-051a82fa08f2/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/95fe8db1-b1d3-4115-9f61-8241aa2e6224 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/dydx-trade.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dydx-trade.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dydx-trade.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dydx-trade.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dydx-trade.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-09 16:19:19 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies dydx-trade.com as an active brand impersonation domain targeting dYdX users, with strong indicators of a crypto drainer operation. Registered on May 08, 2026 through Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com, this domain resolves to IP 31.59.39.218 and is secured with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. The domain currently shows 0/95 detections on VirusTotal, suggesting it has evaded automated detection systems thus far. Technical analysis reveals this domain was created within the last month and remains unflagged across major threat intelligence platforms. It operates without any known blocklist entries and shows no detections in Google Safe Browsing (GSB). The combination of recent registration, low detection rate, and SSL certification suggests this is a targeted impersonation likely designed to harvest cryptocurrency wallet credentials or initiate unauthorized transactions. This domain is currently ACTIVE and under investigation. Despite its low detection profile, users should immediately avoid interacting with dydx-trade.com. PhishDestroy recommends blocking the domain at network level and reporting any suspicious transactions to dYdX support. The remaining risk is HIGH due to the domain's active status and potential for financial theft, with no current takedown actions observed. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 1/92 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260509-06085D Favicon MD5: c6dad3172621772ef5468fcc6c17964e TLS cert SHA-256: dbe9111ff3e0ece720ac13022df78d1786a441472dcc15109f9cc3bd153a4e3b ## 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/dydx-trade.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dydx-trade.com 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: 148,513 domains (37,015 alive under monitoring, 111,190 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io