# PhishDestroy threat dossier — grandplay.co ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-12 21:36:57 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/grandplay.co/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Casino / Gambling ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 13/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 66.198.225.39 (US, Sharon) ASN: AS402253 SKN Subnet & Telecom Ltd Hosting org: SKN & Telecom Ltd 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: ns1.nameserverhub.com, ns2.nameserverhub.com, ns3.nameserverhub.com, ns4.nameserverhub.com Registered: 2026-07-04 Expires: 2027-07-04 Page title: Grandplay | Decentralized Web3 Gambling Site with Provable Trust HTTP response: 404 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE2 Expires: 2026-10-03 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 2cd09629f17a1b72664b99e82891179962549709615249a50dbe084f19ebfe24 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-07-04 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-12 18:58:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-12 21:14:38 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f5743-5393-75e8-810c-b485e8e51b0d/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/grandplay.co crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.grandplay.co Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=grandplay.co AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/grandplay.co URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/grandplay.co/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-12 19:38:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, grandplay.co, is flagged as an active brand impersonation threat targeting decentralized gambling platforms. Registered on July 04, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, the domain resolves to the IP address 66.198.225.39 and is currently operational. The page title, 'Grandplay | Decentralized Web3 Gambling Site with Provable Trust,' explicitly aligns with the stated brand target of crypto casino or gambling services, indicating an intent to deceive users into believing it is a legitimate Web3 gambling platform. Analysis of the domain reveals that 13 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged it as malicious, reinforcing its classification as a high-risk threat. Infrastructure analysis reveals the use of a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which is common among both legitimate and malicious domains due to its free and automated issuance process. The domain's recent creation date, combined with its immediate association with a high-risk activity, suggests it was registered specifically for this campaign. However, the exact mechanisms of user deception—such as whether the site employs fake login portals, fraudulent payment gateways, or other social engineering tactics—remain unconfirmed, as the page content has not been fully analyzed. The lack of additional context regarding the hosting provider or autonomous system number limits further attribution at this stage. Defenders should prioritize this domain for immediate blocking at the network level, particularly in environments where gambling or cryptocurrency-related activities are prohibited or monitored. Given the domain's active status and the high-risk nature of the impersonated brand, organizations should also review logs for any connections to 66.198.225.39 or DNS queries for grandplay.co to identify potential compromised endpoints. If internal users are known to engage with decentralized gambling platforms, proactive communication about this threat is recommended to prevent credential theft or financial fraud. Monitoring for newly registered domains with similar naming patterns or hosting characteristics may also help detect related campaigns. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 37c40b3a7287eeb1108ead5339b3da73 TLS cert SHA-256: 2cd09629f17a1b72664b99e82891179962549709615249a50dbe084f19ebfe24 ## 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/grandplay.co/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=grandplay.co 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: 177,899 domains (49,643 alive under monitoring, 128,256 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io