# PhishDestroy threat dossier — inspection-coinbase.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-24 16:26:04 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/inspection-coinbase.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: email
Targeted brand: gmail (and: google)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      142.251.150.119 (US, Mountain View)
ASN:             ASAS15169 GOOGLE - Google LLC, US
Hosting org:     AS15169 Google LLC
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Google
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE2
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:21:36 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 20:25:20 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-10 20:00:05 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/019c77ab-3e64-72ed-96a1-83b297089323/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/inspection-coinbase.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.inspection-coinbase.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=inspection-coinbase.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/inspection-coinbase.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/inspection-coinbase.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 17:00:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies inspection-coinbase.com as a generic phishing threat targeting users by impersonating Coinbase services. The domain aimed to deceive individuals into revealing sensitive information. While the campaign posed a low risk, it leveraged the recognizable Coinbase brand to increase the chances of successful attacks.

The domain was created on February 21, 2026, and was registered through a dead domain provider. It appeared on three security blocklists, indicating multiple detections by cybersecurity platforms. VirusTotal flagged the domain by one out of ninety-five security vendors, suggesting limited but noteworthy detection by automated systems.

Currently, inspection-coinbase.com has been taken offline, reducing immediate risk to users. PhishDestroy advises users to remain cautious of similar Coinbase-themed phishing attempts and to verify website authenticity before providing any personal or financial data.

## 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/inspection-coinbase.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=inspection-coinbase.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

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