# PhishDestroy threat dossier — firelight-foundation.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-06-25 13:09:57 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/firelight-foundation.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/95 security vendors flagged this domain
AlienVault OTX:  4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3
Registrar:       NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     keaton.ns.cloudflare.com, oaklyn.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-06-10
Expires:         2027-06-10
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-08
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: f1156c24d0ba1a7994d9feaaed28760a357e5ce4c68e9e1d4c63e35f22f4f0a4

## 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: 2026-06-10 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-10 22:07:44 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-10 20:15:30 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-25 12:41:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 08:18:17 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/019eb324-8852-765a-a880-f33ad3a9997c/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/0d977532-33a2-4b08-800b-18ac5858317c
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/firelight-foundation.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.firelight-foundation.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=firelight-foundation.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/firelight-foundation.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/firelight-foundation.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-24 10:17:01 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain firelight-foundation.xyz, associated with a critical threat score of 95/100, presents itself as a generic phishing operation. The site is currently down, indicating it has likely been taken down due to its malicious activity. VirusTotal reports that 12 out of 95 security vendors have flagged this domain as malicious, with four public blocklists also listing it, although Google Safe Browsing has not flagged it.

Registered with NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED in the US, the domain was created and first detected on June 10, 2026. The hosting IP is 188.114.97.3. The lack of a specific brand being impersonated suggests a broader phishing strategy rather than targeting a single entity.

Immediate action is warranted: block the domain at the perimeter and submit a report to the registrar's abuse desk to mitigate further risks.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260610-4FB43A
TLS cert SHA-256:      f1156c24d0ba1a7994d9feaaed28760a357e5ce4c68e9e1d4c63e35f22f4f0a4

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