# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dydx.markets
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Fetched:   2026-05-02 11:34:19 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dydx.markets/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 19 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: dYdX

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      52.37.165.222 (US, Boardman)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       AT-88-Z (ASN: 16509)
Nameservers:     ns1.dotvndns.vn, ns2.dotvndns.vn
Page title:      DeFi's Pro Trading Platform - Nền tảng giao dịch DeFi chuyên nghiệp
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-06-06
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 9b5db6213282458ed30e37779c6e4400775b0aff4bd4547daf1364cebee1d01f

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-11-09 15:59:57 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 06:02:06 UTC (STALE — 19 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-03-02 03:48:25 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 19 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 19 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019a6958-0d8f-75dc-b692-fb72ae892f70/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/dydx.markets
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dydx.markets
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dydx.markets
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dydx.markets
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dydx.markets/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:46:29 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.markets as a high-risk brand impersonation phishing domain targeting dYdX users. The domain aims to deceive victims by mimicking a professional DeFi trading platform.

This domain was flagged by 12 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears on three security blocklists. It was registered via ASN 16509 and resolved to IP 52.37.165.222, indicating a credible phishing infrastructure.

Users should avoid interacting with dydx.markets and confirm they are on the legitimate dYdX site. The domain is currently offline, reducing immediate risk, but vigilance remains critical.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       f53b0f6c14c09b5c263713876dfe7185531a3a424a91d192dfee3c5fa03493dd
TLS cert SHA-256:      9b5db6213282458ed30e37779c6e4400775b0aff4bd4547daf1364cebee1d01f

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