# PhishDestroy threat dossier — hfx-swap.digital ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-21 23:38:46 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hfx-swap.digital/ ## 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: Fortinet ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc Nameservers: ["kim.ns.cloudflare.com", "amos.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-19 Expires: 2026-12-05 Page title: Synapse | Quantitative Market Making ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-07-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 7b31b95310e79faf6f7020dd44156d2e5e42cc604aabf384cd9e0475510ebc49 ## 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: 2026-04-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-19 18:25:26 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-19 15:26:20 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-22 01:40:11 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-22 00:26:00 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019da657-dbff-7797-b093-0e00fead958f/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/871e559d-8bed-4a63-a7ce-1f98b9475f94 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/hfx-swap.digital crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.hfx-swap.digital Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=hfx-swap.digital AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/hfx-swap.digital URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/hfx-swap.digital/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-19 18:25:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies hfx-swap.digital as an active cryptocurrency theft scam designed to steal funds from unsuspecting users by impersonating a legitimate crypto swap service. The domain uses deceptive branding to trick visitors into connecting crypto wallets or depositing tokens, after which attackers drain stored assets. All wallet interactions should be considered high-risk, as these pages are controlled by threat actors operating under false pretenses. This domain was flagged by PhishDestroy after being registered on December 05, 2025, through WebNic.cc and is currently associated with IP address 188.114.96.3. Despite zero detections on VirusTotal (0/95 engines), the site remains untrusted and should be treated as malicious. The lack of detection does not equate to safety—such sites often evade static analysis until reports from real users trigger investigations. If you visited hfx-swap.digital, immediately disconnect any connected wallets using your wallet’s security settings. Do not approve any pending transactions or input seed phrases. Report the domain to your browser and consider running a malware scan. Always verify crypto platforms through official channels and use hardware wallets or trusted interfaces to avoid interacting with fraudulent services. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 1/94 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260419-CE7C5C TLS cert SHA-256: 7b31b95310e79faf6f7020dd44156d2e5e42cc604aabf384cd9e0475510ebc49 ## 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/hfx-swap.digital/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=hfx-swap.digital 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