# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dydx.monster
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Fetched:   2026-07-02 19:56:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dydx.monster/

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

## 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:      2606:4700:3033::ac43:b5f1 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Registered:      2026-01-26
Expires:         2027-01-26
Page title:      404 Not Found

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
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: 2026-01-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:20:14 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:20:14 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-02 20:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 04:28:04 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/019c6ca6-f4bb-75f9-b2de-94524489440d/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/dydx.monster
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dydx.monster
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dydx.monster
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dydx.monster
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dydx.monster/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-24 14:20:01 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.monster impersonates the dYdX brand and has a high threat score of 85/100. The site is currently down, indicating it may have been taken down due to its malicious activities. VirusTotal reports that 3 out of 95 security vendors, including Fortinet, Gridinsoft, and SOCRadar, have flagged this domain as malicious, and it appears on 3 public blocklists, although Google Safe Browsing has not flagged it.

Registered with NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, the domain was created on January 26, 2026, and was first detected on February 26, 2026. The hosting IP is 2606:4700:3033::ac43:b5f1. Given the high threat level, block the domain at the perimeter and submit a report to the registrar's abuse desk.

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