# PhishDestroy threat dossier — folkfi.one ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-16 22:01:31 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/folkfi.one/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 86/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Lionic, Netcraft, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 45.9.148.106 (NL, Amsterdam) ASN: AS49447 Nice IT Services Group Inc. Hosting org: Nice IT Services Group Inc. Registrar: NameSilo, LLC !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!! NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com) for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence. Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket — NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed Nameservers: ns1.dnsowl.com, ns2.dnsowl.com, ns3.dnsowl.com Registered: 2025-12-16 Page title: One moment… ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-12-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-16 21:10:35 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-05-17 00:54:05 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-16 23:54:02 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e31fb-3ad5-755b-a909-3e6bccaae655/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/folkfi.one crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.folkfi.one Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=folkfi.one AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/folkfi.one URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/folkfi.one/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-16 21:11:02 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] folkfi.one has been identified as an active social engineering phishing domain posing a high risk to users. This domain leverages deceptive tactics to impersonate legitimate services, aiming to harvest sensitive credentials or financial information. The threat is amplified by its recent registration and association with fraudulent campaigns detected by major security platforms. This domain was flagged by 15 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, with additional detections from Google Safe Browsing under the SOCIAL_ENGINEERING category. The domain resolves to IP address 45.9.148.106 and was registered on December 16, 2025, through NameSilo, LLC. It also appears on multiple security blocklists and is blocked by MetaMask and InversionDNS. The presence of a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate adds a false sense of legitimacy, further increasing the risk of user deception. To mitigate exposure to this threat, users should avoid accessing folkfi.one entirely due to its confirmed malicious nature. If accidentally visited, users should immediately clear browser caches and disable any active sessions involving sensitive accounts. Organizations are advised to block this domain at the network level using DNS filtering or firewall rules. Reporting this domain through official channels such as Google Safe Browsing or local cybersecurity authorities can help accelerate its removal from circulation. Always verify URLs and use multi-factor authentication to reduce the impact of credential theft. ## 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/folkfi.one/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=folkfi.one 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: 150,345 domains (28,242 alive under monitoring, 120,345 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io