# PhishDestroy threat dossier — hype.what.exchange
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Fetched:   2026-06-07 05:16:43 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hype.what.exchange/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: aave (and: blast, blur, dydx, linea, manta)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      216.150.16.129 (US, Walnut)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     zita.ns.cloudflare.com, dylan.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2024-02-17
Expires:         2027-02-17
Page title:      PERP_BTC_USDC | WhatExchange

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-05-20
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 60a5b48c8c5355e55dff00e040cf2930372c41a9e36d2cedf106effd0de5468d

## 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: 2024-02-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-12-05 15:10:46 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 15:26:05 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/019aef10-6fb9-77e4-8c57-be1607033b3a/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/hype.what.exchange
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.hype.what.exchange
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=hype.what.exchange
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/hype.what.exchange
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/hype.what.exchange/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:33:33 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies hype.what.exchange as a medium-risk phishing domain that was recently created and has since been taken offline. Such sites are designed to trick users into revealing sensitive information by pretending to be legitimate platforms. Users encountering this domain should be aware that it poses a threat to their personal and financial security.

The phishing tactic used by hype.what.exchange involves mimicking a cryptocurrency exchange interface to lure victims into submitting login credentials or other private data. The site’s poor performance score and multiple blocklist appearances indicate a hastily deployed scam. Although the domain is offline now, it had been flagged by several security tools and scored very low on trust ratings, which are common signs of phishing attempts.

If you visited hype.what.exchange, it is important to immediately review your accounts for unauthorized activity and change any passwords that may have been entered on the site. Avoid clicking on any suspicious links and consider running a security scan on your device. Staying vigilant and verifying website authenticity can help prevent falling victim to similar scams in the future.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       90f39abbea4c636a350409a4b5651dc4
TLS cert SHA-256:      60a5b48c8c5355e55dff00e040cf2930372c41a9e36d2cedf106effd0de5468d

## 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/hype.what.exchange/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=hype.what.exchange
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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