# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gridstormcapital.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-26 17:57:10 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gridstormcapital.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 59/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.131.187 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Cloudflare, Inc. Nameservers: ["kiki.ns.cloudflare.com", "theo.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-21 Page title: Just a moment... ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-07-15 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 16a82b0361494d690b7d390223bb64fd4dd5e3ce551caa7f072277baa3cb4d04 ## 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: 2026-04-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-21 15:43:53 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-23 19:40:20 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-23 00:28:02 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019db010-b372-7779-b181-daaa7b4be85d/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/gridstormcapital.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.gridstormcapital.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=gridstormcapital.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/gridstormcapital.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/gridstormcapital.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-21 15:44:13 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies gridstormcapital.com as an active investment scam phishing domain targeting unsuspecting users under the guise of a legitimate financial services platform. The threat is classified as a credential harvesting campaign, where victims are lured into submitting sensitive login or payment details through fraudulent investment opportunities. The domain remains under investigation but is currently operational, posing a high risk to potential victims engaging with its fraudulent content. No specific brand impersonation has been confirmed at this stage, though the domain’s thematic alignment with financial services suggests a deliberate attempt to exploit trust in investment platforms. This domain was flagged by 0 of 95 VirusTotal vendors, indicating it has not yet been widely recognized as malicious despite its active status. The domain resolves to IP address 172.67.131.187 and is registered through Cloudflare, Inc., a proxy service often exploited by threat actors to obscure their true identity. The domain was created on April 15, 2026, and is secured with an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, which may be leveraged to enhance its perceived legitimacy. Notably, there are currently no known entries in public blocklists, and trust scores remain unassessed, reflecting the early stage of this threat’s lifecycle. Despite the lack of widespread detection, the active status of gridstormcapital.com and its deceptive thematic content necessitate immediate caution. Users are advised to avoid interacting with the domain or any associated links, especially those promoting investment opportunities or financial services. Security teams should monitor for connections to IP 172.67.131.187 and investigate any internal access attempts to this domain. Implementing DNS filtering rules to block the domain and IP, as well as educating stakeholders about this specific phishing campaign, are critical steps to mitigate potential risks. Further updates will be provided as this investigation progresses. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 1/94 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 16a82b0361494d690b7d390223bb64fd4dd5e3ce551caa7f072277baa3cb4d04 ## 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/gridstormcapital.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=gridstormcapital.com 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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io