# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dydx.trade-appv2-connect-bridge.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-17 15:48:01 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dydx.trade-appv2-connect-bridge.com/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 25 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: dYdX

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      dydx.trade-appv2-connect-bridge.com

## 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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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:22:38 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 07:40:33 UTC (STALE — 25 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-04-22 02:24:02 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 25 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 25 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0199a29d-5f46-74dc-9ddd-1f934dcc2bf4/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/dydx.trade-appv2-connect-bridge.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dydx.trade-appv2-connect-bridge.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dydx.trade-appv2-connect-bridge.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dydx.trade-appv2-connect-bridge.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dydx.trade-appv2-connect-bridge.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:55:18 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 dydx.trade-appv2-connect-bridge.com as a dangerous phishing domain pretending to be the legitimate dYdX platform. This site aims to deceive users into trusting a fake service.

The attack works by mimicking the official dYdX branding and interface to lure victims into entering sensitive information, such as login credentials or private keys. The domain has been flagged on multiple security blocklists and is actively used in scams.

If you have visited this domain, immediately change your dYdX account passwords and enable two-factor authentication. Avoid interacting with the site and report any suspicious activity to your security team or relevant authorities.

## 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.trade-appv2-connect-bridge.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dydx.trade-appv2-connect-bridge.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

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