# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ellipalfirmwareupdate.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-05 00:51:17 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ellipalfirmwareupdate.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 83/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: BitDefender, G-Data URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.143.26 (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 Nameservers: journey.ns.cloudflare.com, ridge.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-11 Expires: 2027-06-11 Page title: Ellipal Desktop App – Critical Security Update HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-09 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 9bda36b4980d9112301975325ff3e642908e292eab2b0be25d04313e5e33e4ae ## 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: 2026-06-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-17 18:34:03 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-17 18:40:41 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-05 02:47:27 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-18 00:14:29 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ed66d-4de4-707e-854b-3d07ad304ea9/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/06fd46e7-61ee-4c7b-b81f-6d0c8cdfc000 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/ellipalfirmwareupdate.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ellipalfirmwareupdate.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ellipalfirmwareupdate.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ellipalfirmwareupdate.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ellipalfirmwareupdate.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 16:34:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies the domain ellipalfirmwareupdate.live as an elevated-risk threat due to its confirmed involvement in a cryptocurrency credential theft campaign specifically targeting Ellipal hardware wallet users. The site masquerades as a legitimate update portal, luring victims with a false sense of urgency by displaying the title 'Ellipal Desktop App – Critical Security Update,' which is designed to trick users into entering sensitive credentials. Technical analysis reveals several red flags. VirusTotal data shows that 4 out of 95 security vendors flag this domain as malicious. It was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED on June 11, 2026, and resolves to IP address 104.21.71.44, which is associated with Cloudflare. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services (WE1), a legitimate CA, but this alone does not indicate safety. The domain appears on 1 security blocklist, and its suspicious creation date and registrar point to a likely malicious intent. The site is currently offline, but the threat remains active as similar domains may appear. Users should never enter credentials or download software from unsolicited links. To mitigate this specific threat, always verify official update channels by visiting the legitimate Ellipal website directly via a bookmarked URL or official app store. Enable two-factor authentication on all crypto accounts, use a hardware wallet in offline mode for critical operations, and report any suspicious domains to security platforms like VirusTotal. Regularly monitor for phishing sites using crypto wallet brand names and update security software to block known malicious domains. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260617-9E29B1 Favicon MD5: 5cf07f7ee7db587df59877ee75ef8df0 TLS cert SHA-256: 9bda36b4980d9112301975325ff3e642908e292eab2b0be25d04313e5e33e4ae ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ellipalfirmwareupdate.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ellipalfirmwareupdate.live 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,758 domains (12,439 alive under monitoring, 161,452 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io