# PhishDestroy threat dossier — findcrossword.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-29 20:57:17 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/findcrossword.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 85/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Spaceship, Inc. Nameservers: james.ns.cloudflare.com, magdalena.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-16 Expires: 2027-06-16 Page title: Find Crossword – Free Crossword Puzzle & Printable Games HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-14 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 3c91968d5006051bce1ecd239e5a95483b494b26c3e619895d462667949ea0af ## 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: 2026-06-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-22 20:16:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-22 18:17:52 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-29 20:09:27 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f8b09-5605-769d-a4b2-d85cb796efad/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/ef4878df-31ea-47f8-93c4-2960dd46d9d4 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/findcrossword.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.findcrossword.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=findcrossword.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/findcrossword.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/findcrossword.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-22 20:16:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] findcrossword.com Generic Phishing Site Alert Analysis of the domain findcrossword.com indicates it is an active generic phishing site under investigation as of July 22, 2026. The domain was registered on June 16, 2026, through Spaceship, Inc., and currently resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3. Infrastructure analysis reveals Cloudflare nameservers (james.ns.cloudflare.com and magdalena.ns.cloudflare.com), a common configuration for both legitimate and malicious sites seeking enhanced privacy and DDoS protection. At present, the domain appears on a single security blocklist, PhishDestroy, suggesting initial detection but limited widespread awareness among vendors. No specific brand impersonation or targeted scam type has been confirmed in the available data, and the exact content of the site remains unanalyzed. The domain has been scanned by 95 vendors on VirusTotal, with no detections reported at the time of this assessment. While the absence of detections does not confirm safety, it indicates that major security engines have not yet flagged the domain as malicious. Defenders should note that phishing campaigns often evolve, and detection lag is common, particularly for newly registered domains. Given the domain's recent creation, Cloudflare hosting, and minimal blocklist presence, defenders are advised to monitor network traffic for connections to 188.114.96.3 or findcrossword.com. Organizations may consider preemptive blocking based on the PhishDestroy alert, particularly if the domain aligns with known phishing patterns or internal risk thresholds. Further investigation is recommended to determine the site's content, payload delivery mechanisms, and potential ties to broader campaigns. If additional blocklist inclusions or vendor detections emerge, reassessment of the domain's risk level should be prioritized. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260722-AB3D7B Favicon MD5: 000bf649cc8f6bf27cfb04d1bcdcd3c7 TLS cert SHA-256: 3c91968d5006051bce1ecd239e5a95483b494b26c3e619895d462667949ea0af ## 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/findcrossword.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=findcrossword.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 195,508 domains (83,275 alive under monitoring, 109,716 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io