# PhishDestroy threat dossier — einsteinmx.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-22 23:07:30 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/einsteinmx.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      14/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, VIPRE, Webroot
URLQuery:        2 detections
AlienVault OTX:  3 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.159.138 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Nameservers:     jonah.ns.cloudflare.com, naya.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2024-03-28
Expires:         2028-03-28
Page title:      Estudios Culturales y Tecnológicos Einstein

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-08-13
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 98ccab475aaaa714e14b070c6e5a0b302c7087198ed944ed381350330fdbd8b4

## 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: 2024-03-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-11 02:38:17 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-11 00:40:22 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-23 00:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-17 06:23:40 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/019eb41c-22db-707e-b842-73079a3e1852/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/da550e93-9b78-4a23-bb7d-efa075dc68c0
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/einsteinmx.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.einsteinmx.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=einsteinmx.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/einsteinmx.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/einsteinmx.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 11:56:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies einsteinmx.com as an active generic phishing domain with a high risk level. This domain is designed to impersonate legitimate services to trick users into revealing sensitive information, such as login credentials or personal data. The threat type is generic phishing, which may involve brand impersonation or credential theft, depending on the landing page content.

Evidence from threat intelligence shows that the domain has an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services / WE1 and is registered through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com. VirusTotal analysis reveals that 14 out of 95 security vendors flag this domain as malicious. The domain resolves to IP address 172.67.159.138 and remains active as of the latest check. These indicators confirm the domain's malicious nature and high risk.

Users who have visited einsteinmx.com should immediately change any passwords entered on the site and monitor their accounts for suspicious activity. Run a full antivirus scan on their devices and enable two-factor authentication where possible. Report the domain to relevant authorities and block it at the network level to prevent further access.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260611-A8967C
TLS cert SHA-256:      98ccab475aaaa714e14b070c6e5a0b302c7087198ed944ed381350330fdbd8b4

## 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/einsteinmx.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=einsteinmx.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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