# PhishDestroy threat dossier — hederas.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-06-30 09:32:15 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hederas.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 67/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Global Domain Group LLC
Nameservers:     abby.ns.cloudflare.com, joaquin.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-06-27
Expires:         2027-06-27
Page title:      Hello future | Hedera
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-25
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 972a8f663952ae07f4c5cfb271dcd0e5c1bc432522d4f7a8db076efcc9fb1929

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-06-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-28 11:49:40 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-28 09:51:25 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-30 08:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-28 12:17:44 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f0da1-badd-7255-b692-507dc885d992/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/hederas.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.hederas.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=hederas.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/hederas.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/hederas.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-28 11:56:49 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain is flagged as a high-risk phishing site specializing in brand impersonation, specifically targeting users of the Hedera network. The fraudulent site mimics legitimate Hedera branding, as indicated by the page title 'Hello future | Hedera,' to deceive victims into disclosing sensitive information or interacting with malicious smart contracts. Analysis indicates this is not a generic phishing attempt but a targeted impersonation scheme designed to exploit trust in the Hedera ecosystem, likely for credential harvesting or crypto asset theft.

Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain hederas.xyz was registered on June 27, 2026, through Global Domain Group LLC. It currently resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3 and uses an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend a false sense of legitimacy. VirusTotal detection rates show 3 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, a relatively low but non-zero detection rate that suggests the campaign may still be in its early stages or employing evasion techniques. The domain remains active as of this report, with no evidence of takedown or sinkholing on public blocklists.

Mitigation steps specific to this threat type include immediate blocking of the domain hederas.xyz and its resolving IP 188.114.97.3 at the network perimeter. Organizations should deploy indicators of compromise (IOCs) to endpoint detection systems to prevent user access. Given the brand impersonation nature of this attack, users should be educated to verify domain authenticity by cross-referencing with official Hedera communication channels and checking for subtle discrepancies in URLs or SSL certificate details. Network monitoring should prioritize outbound connections to the resolving IP and related infrastructure, as compromised credentials or interactions with this domain may lead to secondary attacks, such as crypto drainer deployment or further phishing attempts.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260628-DAF21E
Favicon MD5:       caa20a4d3ad39548008b51b7c993de47
TLS cert SHA-256:      972a8f663952ae07f4c5cfb271dcd0e5c1bc432522d4f7a8db076efcc9fb1929

## 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/hederas.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=hederas.xyz
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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