# PhishDestroy threat dossier — encrypt-sim.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-23 18:31:18 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/encrypt-sim.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 60/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, LevelBlue ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: ["amir.ns.cloudflare.com", "april.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-17 Page title: encryptSIM — Connect Wallet ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-07-15 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 867c9690e895aa0c4f9421cc168a552d56c86d2bdae436de2f8d5ae21f16c456 ## 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: 2026-04-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-17 15:34:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-17 12:34:33 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-23 07:40:20 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-23 02:13:54 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d9b6d-bbb0-7046-955a-3e5383c84293/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/a56cfe5f-9500-4f91-87da-b8c1bba25670 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/encrypt-sim.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.encrypt-sim.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=encrypt-sim.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/encrypt-sim.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/encrypt-sim.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-17 15:34:52 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies encrypt-sim.com as an active credential-harvesting domain designed to trick users into surrendering login credentials. The risk level is elevated due to the site’s recent creation, low detection rate, and infrastructure choices that mimic legitimate services. Victims risk direct account compromise and potential lateral movement into corporate or personal ecosystems. Users should treat this domain as hostile and avoid all interaction. This domain was flagged by PhishDestroy on April 16, 2026. VirusTotal shows 1 out of 95 security vendors detecting the threat as of the same date. The domain is registered through Dynadot Inc and resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3. A Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate is present, providing a false veneer of legitimacy. Creation date, registrar choice, and hosting on a bulletproof-friendly IP increase the likelihood of prolonged operation. The single detection ratio suggests minimal exposure in public feeds, leaving most users unaware of the danger. Mitigation steps for credential-harvesting sites like encrypt-sim.com begin with immediate network blocking of the domain and IP. Organizations should add 188.114.96.3 to firewall deny lists and deploy DNS sinkholing to prevent resolution. End users should be warned via security awareness training to avoid clicking links or entering credentials on any page hosted by encrypt-sim.com. Password reuse must be discouraged; affected accounts should undergo immediate password resets and multi-factor authentication re-enrollment. Security teams should hunt for signs of compromise using indicators tied to this campaign and monitor for exfiltrated credentials appearing in dark-web dumps. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260417-5C9171 Favicon MD5: 0f98b704c93538fcb68377c679051b5a TLS cert SHA-256: 867c9690e895aa0c4f9421cc168a552d56c86d2bdae436de2f8d5ae21f16c456 ## 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/encrypt-sim.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=encrypt-sim.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io