# PhishDestroy threat dossier — exoduswhales.co.uk ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-25 18:09:38 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/exoduswhales.co.uk/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 54 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Exodus (and: binance, ethereum, exodus, near, solana) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Bfore.Ai PreCrime, Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 68.168.220.124 (US, New York City) ASN: ASAS19318 IS-AS-1, US Hosting org: AS19318 Interserver, Inc Registrar: NameCheap, Inc. Nameservers: dns3004a.trouble-free.net, dns3004b.trouble-free.net Registered: 2024-05-19 Expires: 2026-05-19 Page title: Exoduswhales - Home ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-04-23 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 3ba8428a94e7b719fa449e08d5482a58e20991d961b779dc48698be637229e58 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.investments.exoduswhales.co.uk ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2024-05-19 (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: 2025-08-29 05:37:59 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-03-31 21:22:46 UTC (STALE — 54 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 54 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 54 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/0198f4f9-ddea-7768-9d6d-779d5976ea55/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/exoduswhales.co.uk crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.exoduswhales.co.uk Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=exoduswhales.co.uk AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/exoduswhales.co.uk URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/exoduswhales.co.uk/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:16:07 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies exoduswhales.co.uk as a brand impersonation domain targeting Exodus, a well-known cryptocurrency wallet provider. Classified under low-risk brand impersonation, this domain attempted to leverage Exodus’s reputation to mislead users. The page title 'Exoduswhales - Home' and the domain name suggest an effort to appear related to the genuine Exodus service. Technical indicators reveal that exoduswhales.co.uk was registered recently on May 19, 2024, through NameCheap, Inc., and resolved to IP address 68.168.220.124. The domain appeared on one security blocklist and received a low trust score of 20/100 from Scamadviser. VirusTotal flagged it with 2 out of 95 security vendors, indicating limited but notable suspicion. These factors highlight a modest level of risk associated with its infrastructure. Currently, exoduswhales.co.uk is offline, indicating swift action or voluntary takedown. The domain’s removal mitigates further user exposure to potential deception. Users are advised to remain vigilant against similar impersonation attempts and always verify official Exodus communications through trusted channels. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 2/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: d3f81bbacc62e11920da12bd0beef0fd TLS cert SHA-256: 3ba8428a94e7b719fa449e08d5482a58e20991d961b779dc48698be637229e58 ## 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/exoduswhales.co.uk/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=exoduswhales.co.uk 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: 152,979 domains (39,224 alive under monitoring, 113,369 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io