# PhishDestroy threat dossier — hypeliquid.exchange ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-27 03:15:47 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hypeliquid.exchange/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 27 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Hyperliquid ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: ["megan.ns.cloudflare.com", "benedict.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: 1968.1 | ETH-PERP | WOOFi Pro ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-04-29 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 32ab43167c284dacba39b0b196f6c2f8c0a6fd7d72f326d96e214241c1fc960c ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (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) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-18 17:28:47 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-03-31 01:26:45 UTC (STALE — 27 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-02-27 05:30:11 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 27 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 27 days stale) 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/019c7125-7a18-733c-b89c-eeb6984941ff/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/hypeliquid.exchange crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.hypeliquid.exchange Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=hypeliquid.exchange AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/hypeliquid.exchange URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/hypeliquid.exchange/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 06:10:34 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies hypeliquid.exchange as a low-risk brand impersonation domain targeting users of Hyperliquid. The domain appeared to host pages mimicking legitimate trading interfaces, potentially aiming to deceive users into disclosing sensitive credentials or assets. The page title "1968.1 | ETH-PERP | WOOFi Pro" suggests a focus on cryptocurrency derivatives, aligning with the impersonated brand's services. Technical analysis shows hypeliquid.exchange resolved to IP address 188.114.96.3 and was registered through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited on February 21, 2026. The domain appeared on one security blocklist and was flagged by 1 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, indicating limited but present detection of suspicious activity. Despite low detection rates, the domain’s clear intent to impersonate Hyperliquid categorizes it as a phishing threat. Currently, hypeliquid.exchange is offline and no longer accessible, reducing immediate risk to users. PhishDestroy recommends remaining vigilant for similar domains attempting to impersonate Hyperliquid or related crypto services and advises users to verify URLs carefully before interacting with trading platforms. Organizations should continue monitoring for new registrations mimicking their brand to prevent future incidents. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: 36632796c77637fdc4a99d9f5a649ba21b8e545212949c19bf21a35492fddbef TLS cert SHA-256: 32ab43167c284dacba39b0b196f6c2f8c0a6fd7d72f326d96e214241c1fc960c ## 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/hypeliquid.exchange/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=hypeliquid.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io