# PhishDestroy threat dossier — elon-musk.digital
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Fetched:   2026-04-27 19:07:00 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/elon-musk.digital/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Crypto Casino / Gambling
Phishing kit: Gambler Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Fortinet, G-Data, Sophos
URLQuery:        100 detections
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      69.5.189.54 (CH, Zürich)
ASN:             ASAS42624 swissnetwork02 Global-Data System IT Corporation, SC
Hosting org:     AS42624 Global-Data System IT Corporation
Registrar:       SC-GLOBAL-DATA-20040120 (ASN: 42624)
Nameservers:     ns1.nameserverhub.com, ns2.nameserverhub.com, ns3.nameserverhub.com, ns4.nameserverhub.com
Page title:      Elon-musk: Most Popular Online Crypto Casino Based on Blockchain
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
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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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-10-19 06:54:04 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-27 20:34:03 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/0199fb3e-8f3a-7589-b267-85d3cf5e61f7/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/elon-musk.digital
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.elon-musk.digital
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=elon-musk.digital
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/elon-musk.digital
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/elon-musk.digital/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:41:19 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 elon-musk.digital as a medium-risk phishing domain impersonating Elon Musk by promoting a fake online crypto casino. The domain attempts to lure victims with blockchain and cryptocurrency themes, targeting users interested in online gambling and digital assets. This classification aligns with generic phishing tactics aimed at credential theft or financial fraud.

Technically, elon-musk.digital was registered via SC-GLOBAL-DATA-20040120 with ASN 42624. It resolved to IP address 69.5.189.54 and featured a page titled "Elon-musk: Most Popular Online Crypto Casino Based on Blockchain." The domain appeared in one AlienVault OTX threat pulse and was listed once in security blocklists. VirusTotal flagged it by 5 out of 95 security vendors, while Scamadviser assigned a very low trust score of 1 out of 100, indicating strong suspicion of malicious intent.

Currently, elon-musk.digital is offline, presumably taken down to prevent further phishing activity. PhishDestroy advises caution around domains using celebrity names combined with crypto or casino themes. Monitoring and blocking similar suspicious domains can reduce exposure to scams exploiting popular figures and emerging technologies like blockchain gambling.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       c164e1ea36438d14fea9b88996d154275a4c92fd80bfa082c7e00a343f241147

## 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/elon-musk.digital/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=elon-musk.digital
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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