# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gem-crossmark-rlusd.info
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Fetched:   2026-06-21 01:15:50 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gem-crossmark-rlusd.info/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
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:     henrik.ns.cloudflare.com, rita.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-05-29
Expires:         2027-05-29
Page title:      RLUSD Priority Allocation — GemWallet × Crossmark × Ripple
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YE2
Expires:    2026-08-27
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 23c71d942ce99bbf0eb16b16051c3cd4a74f60b89c3e00789f19ec40d69494b4

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-05-29 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-17 16:33:12 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-17 21:23:50 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-21 02:47:30 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019ed5ff-0d25-75e8-90a5-02104297a7be/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/gem-crossmark-rlusd.info
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.gem-crossmark-rlusd.info
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=gem-crossmark-rlusd.info
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/gem-crossmark-rlusd.info
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/gem-crossmark-rlusd.info/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:34:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies gem-crossmark-rlusd.info as a domain that poses a specific threat of generic phishing, particularly targeting users with interests in Ripple, by attempting to deceive them into revealing sensitive information. 
   
This domain was flagged due to several indicators, including its registration through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and the fact that 12 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged it, alongside its appearance on 3 security blocklists, and its relatively recent creation on May 29, 2026. 

If users have visited gem-crossmark-rlusd.info, they should immediately take action to protect themselves, such as changing passwords, monitoring their accounts for any suspicious activity, and running a full system scan with an anti-virus software to ensure they have not fallen victim to the phishing attempt, and report any incidents to the relevant authorities to prevent further damage.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260617-F1C282
TLS cert SHA-256:      23c71d942ce99bbf0eb16b16051c3cd4a74f60b89c3e00789f19ec40d69494b4

## 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/gem-crossmark-rlusd.info/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=gem-crossmark-rlusd.info
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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