# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dydx-trades.online
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 08:40:02 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dydx-trades.online/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 80/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: dYdX

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, Seclookup
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      2600:1901:0:84ef:: (US, Kansas City)
ASN:             ASAS396982 GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM, US
Hosting org:     AS396982 Google LLC
Registrar:       HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Nameservers:     ns1.dns-parking.com, ns2.dns-parking.com
Registered:      2025-08-16
Expires:         2026-08-16
Page title:      Professional Cleaning and Maintenance Services | dydx

## 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: 2025-08-16 (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:    2025-10-13 16:46:08 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 09:40:23 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-16 00:00:51 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/0199de76-a22f-745a-9560-1f59911933f0/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/dydx-trades.online
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dydx-trades.online
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dydx-trades.online
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dydx-trades.online
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dydx-trades.online/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:34:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified the domain dydx-trades.online as a medium-risk brand impersonation threat targeting the decentralized exchange platform dYdX. This domain attempts to deceive users by mimicking the dYdX brand, potentially leading to credential theft or other malicious outcomes. Although the page title misleadingly advertises cleaning and maintenance services, the underlying intent is to exploit brand trust.

The domain was registered on August 16, 2025, through HOSTINGER operations, UAB and currently resolves to an IPv6 address (2600:1901:0:84ef::). It has been flagged by 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears on two separate security blocklists, indicating suspicious activity. Importantly, the domain is now offline, which mitigates immediate risk but does not eliminate potential future threats from related domains.

Users are strongly advised to avoid visiting dydx-trades.online or providing any personal or financial information if encountered. When engaging with dYdX services, always verify URLs carefully and rely on official platforms and communications. PhishDestroy recommends maintaining updated security tools and reporting suspicious domains to help protect the broader community from similar impersonation schemes.

## 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-trades.online/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dydx-trades.online
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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