# PhishDestroy threat dossier — givingseason.space
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Fetched:   2026-06-23 04:14:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/givingseason.space/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 2/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, SOCRadar
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:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     lauryn.ns.cloudflare.com, mark.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-12-10
Expires:         2026-12-10

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-19
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 35cf1a08e8197bc51a92728586d330bd64c4d8ac26d6a120ca04299dca7b9366

## 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: 2025-12-10 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-21 15:19:37 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-21 13:21:42 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-23 05:47:37 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-22 00:02:43 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019eea55-446f-7178-819a-b1e3492951e8/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/1c536109-52d2-41c2-9900-d9404ade7c67
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/givingseason.space
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.givingseason.space
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=givingseason.space
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/givingseason.space
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/givingseason.space/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 23:26:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain givingseason.space, previously used for a cryptocurrency phishing scam, has been taken offline. Despite its offline status, the domain was flagged by 4 out of 91 vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a significant threat during its active period. Public blocklists, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL, have also listed this domain, further confirming its malicious nature.

Registered through NAMECHEAP INC and hosted on an IP managed by Cloudflare, Inc., givingseason.space was created on December 10, 2025. It was first detected by PhishDestroy on June 21, 2026, suggesting the domain was operational for several months before being identified as a threat. The SSL certificate, issued by Google Trust Services, might have been used to lend a false sense of legitimacy to the site.

The platform risk score of 78 out of 100 reflects the domain's potential impact and threat level. The combination of a moderate VirusTotal detection rate and multiple public blocklist entries underscores the domain's role in targeting cryptocurrency users. Although the site is currently offline, its existence highlights the ongoing challenges in combating phishing scams, particularly those exploiting cryptocurrency platforms.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260621-F2EAB4
TLS cert SHA-256:      35cf1a08e8197bc51a92728586d330bd64c4d8ac26d6a120ca04299dca7b9366

## 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/givingseason.space/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=givingseason.space
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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