# PhishDestroy threat dossier — htx-account.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-06 20:19:18 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/htx-account.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 74/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: HTX ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Kaspersky Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 186.2.175.79 (BZ, Belmopan) ASN: AS59692 IQWeb FZ-LLC Hosting org: Iqweb LLC Registrar: Gransy, s.r.o. Nameservers: pns71.cloudns.net, pns72.cloudns.com, pns73.cloudns.net Registered: 2026-06-22 Expires: 2027-06-22 Page title: HTX Login for Secure Exchange Account Access ## 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: 2026-06-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-06 18:05:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-06 20:25:11 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-06 18:16:50 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f382b-c027-71ec-905b-7a0729b94d5b/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/htx-account.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.htx-account.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=htx-account.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/htx-account.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/htx-account.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-06 19:26:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, htx-account.com, is confirmed as a brand impersonation phishing site specifically targeting HTX, a cryptocurrency exchange platform. The site presents itself as a legitimate login portal for HTX users, using the page title 'HTX Login for Secure Exchange Account Access' to deceive victims into entering credentials. As of the latest verification, the domain has been taken offline, though prior activity remains a documented threat. Analysis of technical indicators reveals the domain was registered on June 22, 2026, through Gransy, s.r.o., a registrar with historical associations to high-risk domains. Infrastructure analysis shows the domain resolved to the IP address 186.2.175.79, a host previously linked to other phishing and fraudulent operations. The SSL certificate was issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice among threat actors due to its free and automated issuance process. Detection metrics from VirusTotal indicate that 2 of 95 security vendors flagged the domain as malicious, a low but notable detection rate that suggests early-stage or evasive phishing infrastructure. The current offline status of htx-account.com does not eliminate the risk posed by this campaign. Organizations and users are advised to treat this domain as a confirmed threat vector. Immediate actions should include blocking the domain and its associated IP (186.2.175.79) at the network perimeter, updating endpoint protection rules to detect and prevent access to the domain, and monitoring for credential theft or unauthorized transactions linked to HTX accounts. Users who may have interacted with this site should rotate their credentials immediately and enable multi-factor authentication on all financial and exchange platforms. Security teams are encouraged to review logs for connections to the domain or IP and investigate any anomalous activity tied to HTX-related services. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: a2b5d9ed55cb5d0173e18cd005bd591f ## 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/htx-account.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=htx-account.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 175,552 domains (12,500 alive under monitoring, 162,124 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io