# PhishDestroy threat dossier — esqresso.foundation
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Fetched:   2026-06-06 21:47:07 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/esqresso.foundation/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 92/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Wallet drainer: Wallet Connect Abuse

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 5 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     raphaela.ns.cloudflare.com, tanner.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-12-23
Expires:         2026-12-23
Page title:      Espresso Claim Portal

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-05-22
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 972a44e088930c994d372f9506d29183097952b355b5bc22eb4ac418eececd83

## 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: 2025-12-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-01-02 13:06:28 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 15:25:59 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/019b7ed0-30eb-717a-950c-a768315449aa/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/esqresso.foundation
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.esqresso.foundation
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=esqresso.foundation
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/esqresso.foundation
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/esqresso.foundation/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:15:48 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies esqresso.foundation as a low-risk but notable crypto drainer threat. The domain was associated with the Wallet Connect Abuse drainer kit, targeting cryptocurrency users by exploiting wallet connections to illicitly drain funds. Despite its low risk rating, the domain’s activity posed a real danger to unsuspecting users attempting to claim digital assets.

Technically, esqresso.foundation resolved to IP address 188.114.96.3 and was registered via NameCheap, Inc. The domain was created on December 23, 2025. It appeared on multiple security blocklists and was flagged by 2 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, underlining its suspicious nature. The page title “Espresso Claim Portal” suggests a deceptive interface designed to lure victims into authorizing wallet access. The underlying threat leveraged Wallet Connect protocols for draining user wallets.

Currently, esqresso.foundation is offline and no longer accessible, mitigating the immediate risk to users. Users are strongly advised to avoid any interaction with suspicious crypto claim portals and to verify wallet connection requests carefully. Maintaining updated security software and using hardware wallets can further reduce exposure to such scams. PhishDestroy will continue to monitor for any reemergence or related threats using the unique seed e3d80e.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       2465c13842f8ce59f9c3e18f70fc7c25d9a8418da384f852351fd1b49ff55197
TLS cert SHA-256:      972a44e088930c994d372f9506d29183097952b355b5bc22eb4ac418eececd83

## 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/esqresso.foundation/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=esqresso.foundation
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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