# PhishDestroy threat dossier — investment-broker.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-16 07:00:37 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/investment-broker.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 24 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: OKX ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 199.59.243.228 (US, Tampa) ASN: ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: investment-broker.xyz ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: R12 Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-02-26 23:22:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-22 01:41:17 UTC (STALE — 24 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-04-21 19:11:13 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 24 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 24 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019aa11f-2ea5-71ac-88d6-1dfa1e7661e8/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/investment-broker.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.investment-broker.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=investment-broker.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/investment-broker.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/investment-broker.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:13:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies investment-broker.xyz as a high-risk phishing domain specializing in brand impersonation targeting the cryptocurrency platform OKX. This domain presents significant danger to users due to its active status and deceptive tactics aimed at stealing sensitive information. Supporting intelligence shows investment-broker.xyz resolves to IP address 199.59.243.228 and appears on one security blocklist. It was created recently on February 21, 2026, indicating a fresh attempt to exploit users. The domain is flagged by 15 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors and has been observed in one AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulse, reinforcing its malicious intent. The page title matches the domain name, which may be used to lure victims into believing they are interacting with a legitimate investment broker. To mitigate risks, users and organizations should avoid interacting with this domain and report suspicious activity to their security teams. PhishDestroy confirms the domain remains active, urging continued vigilance. Employing updated blocklists, endpoint protections, and user education will help prevent successful exploitation by this threat actor. ## 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/investment-broker.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=investment-broker.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: 150,053 domains (33,395 alive under monitoring, 116,359 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io