# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ekiden.exchange ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-31 05:25:26 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ekiden.exchange/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange Targeted brand: Aptos ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: 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 Nameservers: adam.ns.cloudflare.com, danica.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-05 Expires: 2027-05-05 Page title: Ekiden | Trade Perpetual Futures on Aptos HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-03 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: a0868113166e2a54f1600c3f7bb6cad548048fe48ee3548b8c4455db5f53ce56 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-07 02:40:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-06 23:41:03 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-31 08:15:49 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-27 00:25:43 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dffa8-3ae2-7775-8e57-9d3c2c7cbfe5/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/bbdf82b7-3864-4b18-add7-b240a506cf61 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/ekiden.exchange crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ekiden.exchange Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ekiden.exchange AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ekiden.exchange URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ekiden.exchange/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-07 02:40:45 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies ekiden.exchange as an active crypto drainer phishing domain operating under an elevated threat classification. This domain is designed to impersonate legitimate cryptocurrency exchange login interfaces, tricking users into entering credentials or transferring assets to attacker-controlled wallets. The campaign is currently active and poses a direct financial risk to unwary traders or investors. This domain was flagged by 1 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, indicating limited but confirmed malicious detection. ekiden.exchange is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3, and uses a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate to appear legitimate. The domain was created on May 05, 2026, suggesting it is a recently deployed threat infrastructure. Despite its new registration, it has already been listed on one blocklist, with trust scores reflecting high-risk characteristics. Given the active status and confirmed malicious nature, users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with ekiden.exchange or any linked pages. If you encounter this domain—via email, social media, or search results—do not enter any login credentials, download files, or engage in transactions. Verify the legitimacy of any cryptocurrency-related site using PhishDestroy’s real-time threat intelligence. Report the domain immediately to your security team or via PhishDestroy’s platform to help disrupt the campaign. Proactive domain blocking at the network firewall and email gateway is recommended to prevent accidental exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260506-0C8B50 Favicon MD5: df03e56c693ec05f604a254155293634 TLS cert SHA-256: a0868113166e2a54f1600c3f7bb6cad548048fe48ee3548b8c4455db5f53ce56 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ekiden.exchange/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ekiden.exchange Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 156,161 domains (38,595 alive under monitoring, 117,071 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io