# PhishDestroy threat dossier — flare.co.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 17:37:35 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/flare.co.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Ledger ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.172.96 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Moniker Online Services LLC Nameservers: ["ns1.nic.co.com", "ns2.nic.co.com", "ns3.nic.co.com", "ns4.nic.co.com"] Page title: Flare Network — The Data Blockchain for XRP Ledger ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-09 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ed5882a20eaa7e1a73d23db301d0b56232b6d3aa4455fe3bb6f44b0be94a564f ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-06-09 17:25:00 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-09 17:23:42 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-02 16:20:38 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-16 18:33:15 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 00:40:45 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as an elevated-risk brand impersonation threat targeting Ledger cryptocurrency wallet users. Analysis indicates the infrastructure was designed to deceive victims into believing they were interacting with official Flare Network or XRP Ledger services, likely to harvest wallet credentials or private keys through fraudulent interfaces. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain flare.co.com was registered through Moniker Online Services LLC and resolves to IP address 172.67.172.96, a Cloudflare-hosted endpoint. Security vendors on VirusTotal detected malicious activity in 4 out of 95 scans, while three independent blocklists have listed the domain. The site employed a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate and utilized Cloudflare Browser Insights alongside HTTP/3 protocol implementation. Gridinsoft's trust scoring system assigned the domain a 0/100 rating, indicating high confidence in its malicious nature. The page title 'Flare Network — The Data Blockchain for XRP Ledger' directly references legitimate blockchain terminology to enhance credibility. Mitigation requires immediate verification of all cryptocurrency wallet interactions. Users should cross-check domain names against official Ledger documentation and avoid entering credentials on any non-Ledger-prefixed domains. Network-level protections should block connections to 172.67.172.96 and domains registered through Moniker Online Services LLC exhibiting similar characteristics. Security teams should monitor for Let's Encrypt certificates issued to domains mimicking blockchain infrastructure, particularly those using Cloudflare's network. Wallet providers are advised to implement domain verification warnings for any non-official endpoints referencing their brand. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 4/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: c9969290d93dced25e7a0f6fadf98911 TLS cert SHA-256: ed5882a20eaa7e1a73d23db301d0b56232b6d3aa4455fe3bb6f44b0be94a564f ## 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/flare.co.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=flare.co.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: 173,923 domains (14,619 alive under monitoring, 158,575 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io