# PhishDestroy threat dossier — hyperliquid-distribution.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-29 10:45:53 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hyperliquid-distribution.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 81/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: Hyperliquid ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.176.118 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: 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: corey.ns.cloudflare.com, irena.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-21 Expires: 2027-06-21 HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-19 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: af7c9edbf0790f98ea310a1d23a2076c3673de6c95a1edd242c3b7d485a5b16d ## 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: 2026-06-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-28 14:51:18 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-28 16:46:44 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-29 12:20:34 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0e47-2112-7577-8ee1-e96dfe3f3058/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/c3de21e6-2e9a-440d-aff5-18c91d234a2d Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/hyperliquid-distribution.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.hyperliquid-distribution.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=hyperliquid-distribution.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/hyperliquid-distribution.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/hyperliquid-distribution.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-28 14:56:14 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, hyperliquid-distribution.xyz, is flagged as an active brand impersonation threat targeting Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetuals exchange. Analysis indicates the site operates as a crypto wallet drainer, designed to trick users into connecting wallets to malicious smart contracts that execute unauthorized token transfers. The infrastructure mimics legitimate Hyperliquid distribution pages, leveraging social engineering tactics such as fake airdrop claims to facilitate credential and asset theft. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 21, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. The domain resolves to IP address 172.67.176.118, a Cloudflare proxy endpoint commonly used to obfuscate hosting origins. Detection metrics show 4 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flag the domain as malicious, while it appears on 2 security blocklists. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, providing a veneer of legitimacy despite the domain's fraudulent intent. As of the latest assessment, hyperliquid-distribution.xyz remains active and is blocked by MetaMask and SEAL, indicating ongoing malicious activity. Users are advised to treat any interaction with this domain as a critical security risk. Organizations should update blocklists to include the domain and its associated IP, while individuals should verify all distribution claims directly through Hyperliquid's official channels. The persistent nature of this threat underscores the need for continuous monitoring of newly registered domains impersonating cryptocurrency platforms. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260628-3324FB Favicon MD5: 437a8c13e75506d85cdbcf81c4772036 TLS cert SHA-256: af7c9edbf0790f98ea310a1d23a2076c3673de6c95a1edd242c3b7d485a5b16d ## 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/hyperliquid-distribution.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=hyperliquid-distribution.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 172,441 domains (12,779 alive under monitoring, 159,095 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io