# PhishDestroy threat dossier — flaretokn.network
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Fetched:   2026-07-17 15:05:05 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/flaretokn.network/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 94/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Wallet/Seed Phishing
Targeted brand: across (and: ethereum, google)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      192.0.78.199 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS2635 AUTOMATTIC, US
Hosting org:     AS2635 Automattic, Inc
Registrar:       AUTOMATTIC (ASN: 2635)
Nameservers:     ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, ns3.wordpress.com
Page title:      Flare
HTTP response:   502

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-10-21 19:13:41 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-17 16:20:46 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-15 04:10:50 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/019a0830-6c59-7459-a6f1-22d2e2f834c0/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/flaretokn.network
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.flaretokn.network
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=flaretokn.network
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/flaretokn.network
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/flaretokn.network/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-23 13:58:52 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain flaretokn.network hosted a website titled "Flare" and was identified as impersonating the brand "across." The threat classification is "wallet_connect_phish," indicating the site was designed to deceive users into connecting their cryptocurrency wallets, thereby risking credential theft and unauthorized access to digital assets.

VirusTotal analysis shows 11 out of 95 vendors flagged the site as malicious. The domain is registered under Automattic, Inc. (ASN 2635) and resolves to IP address 192.0.78.199 in the United States. No SSL certificate was present. The nameservers are ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, and ns3.wordpress.com. Google Safe Browsing flagged the site for "SOCIAL_ENGINEERING," and it appears on one blocklist.

The domain is currently DOWN/OFFLINE. GridinSoft trust rating is 0 out of 100, and the DOM risk score is 15, indicating a moderate risk level despite the site being inactive.

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/flaretokn.network/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=flaretokn.network
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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