# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dydx-v2.ink
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Fetched:   2026-04-26 21:07:29 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dydx-v2.ink/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: dYdX (and: cosmos, dydx, ledger, metamask, okx)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["salvador.ns.cloudflare.com", "nicole.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-23
Page title:      Portfolio · dYdX

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     E7
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: 2026-02-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:58 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 07:40:29 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-21 22:04:51 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/019c86fa-e6ba-72bd-b5bc-a984d7d4cafd/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/dydx-v2.ink
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dydx-v2.ink
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dydx-v2.ink
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dydx-v2.ink
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dydx-v2.ink/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:34:14 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-v2.ink as a medium-risk phishing domain impersonating the cryptocurrency trading platform dYdX. This site poses a threat by misleading users into believing they are accessing the legitimate dYdX platform, potentially leading to credential theft or financial loss.

The phishing attempt works by mimicking dYdX’s brand and page title, "Portfolio · dYdX," to create a convincing but fraudulent interface. Users who enter sensitive information such as login credentials on this domain risk having their data stolen. The domain was registered recently and is actively resolving to an IP flagged on three security blocklists, with a small number of antivirus engines recognizing its malicious nature.

If you have visited dydx-v2.ink, immediately avoid entering any personal data or passwords. Change your dYdX account credentials if you used the same details on this site, and enable two-factor authentication on your account. Reporting the domain to your security provider and using web filters to block it can help prevent further exposure.

## 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-v2.ink/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dydx-v2.ink
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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