# PhishDestroy threat dossier — grok54h-cointelegraph.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-06 20:10:42 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/grok54h-cointelegraph.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/95 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 75.2.60.5 (US, Seattle) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: AWS Global Accelerator (GLOBAL) Registrar: Ultahost, Inc. Nameservers: connie.ns.cloudflare.com, lou.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-01 Page title: Elon Musk Officially Launches GROK54H Presale HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-07-30 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 2e9fd24e709351f299517ff2513fd61f1932106c5b9d5dc7b486e16edb0a0282 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.grok54h-cointelegraph.com ## 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: 2026-05-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-03 14:28:38 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-03 11:29:40 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-06 21:08:56 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-14 06:09:18 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ded97-f27b-72d0-94ef-3623c3715998/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/666ce398-e97e-45df-a8d1-23edfd43f7bc Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/grok54h-cointelegraph.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.grok54h-cointelegraph.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=grok54h-cointelegraph.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/grok54h-cointelegraph.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/grok54h-cointelegraph.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-03 14:29:23 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies an active crypto-draining campaign leveraging the spoofed domain grok54h-cointelegraph.com to mimic legitimate Cointelegraph content. The infrastructure hosts a generic phishing kit designed to siphon cryptocurrency from unwitting users who interact with embedded drainer scripts. No specific brand-themed drainer kit was detected in open-source feeds, suggesting a recently deployed or rebranded toolkit targeting crypto investors through fabricated news narratives. This domain was flagged on May 01, 2026 and is currently resolving to IP address 75.2.60.5. VirusTotal shows 0/95 detection score as of latest scan, indicating zero antivirus coverage. The domain is registered through Ultahost, Inc., and secured with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. Google Safe Browsing (GSB) has not yet flagged the domain, and no public blocklists currently include it. The domain is less than 48 hours old, minimizing historical reputation data. Current status remains active with low detection coverage, creating elevated risk for cryptocurrency users. Immediate action is recommended: block the domain at DNS and network levels, flag the IP 75.2.60.5, and warn users not to interact with any links from cointelegraph-related domains outside the official cointelegraph.com origin. Remaining risk is high due to low detection and active hosting infrastructure. Continuous monitoring and proactive blocking are essential to prevent asset loss. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260503-3306C2 Favicon MD5: 9073f9b218b22601a8bd6e415f7fd75e TLS cert SHA-256: 2e9fd24e709351f299517ff2513fd61f1932106c5b9d5dc7b486e16edb0a0282 ## 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/grok54h-cointelegraph.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=grok54h-cointelegraph.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: 157,473 domains (42,679 alive under monitoring, 113,970 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io