# PhishDestroy threat dossier — io-coinbese-start.pages.dev ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 19:22:24 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/io-coinbese-start.pages.dev/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Coinbase ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Cloudflare, Inc. Nameservers: ["kenia.ns.cloudflare.com", "melnicoff.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Suspected phishing site | Cloudflare HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-30 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 952b8fc2a16220aed3e648bc27762429778e499a763e1e61a0dbc145ec8ce894 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:22:47 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-21 08:12:30 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-03 03:19:10 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019aa182-9e2b-71df-b269-3605e38a0f9c/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/io-coinbese-start.pages.dev crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.io-coinbese-start.pages.dev Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=io-coinbese-start.pages.dev AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/io-coinbese-start.pages.dev URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/io-coinbese-start.pages.dev/ ## 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 io-coinbese-start.pages.dev as a high-risk phishing domain targeting Coinbase users through brand impersonation. Such attacks are significant because they exploit trust in a well-known cryptocurrency platform to steal sensitive login credentials or financial data. The domain's deceptive name closely mimics Coinbase, aiming to trick victims into believing they are interacting with the legitimate service. This malicious site was registered on February 21, 2026, via Cloudflare, Inc. It resolved to the IP address 188.114.97.3 and appeared on three separate security blocklists. Google Safe Browsing flagged it for social engineering, indicating attempts to deceive users. VirusTotal scans reported 15 out of 95 security vendors identifying the domain as malicious. Fortunately, the domain has since been taken offline and was labeled as a suspected phishing site by Cloudflare. Users should remain vigilant and avoid interacting with any URLs resembling io-coinbese-start.pages.dev or similar variations. Always verify the authenticity of Coinbase websites by checking for the official domain coinbase.com and enabling two-factor authentication on accounts. If users suspect they have encountered this or related phishing attempts, they should update their credentials immediately and report the incident to Coinbase and their cybersecurity teams. PhishDestroy continues to monitor threats like this to help protect the community from evolving brand impersonation scams. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 952b8fc2a16220aed3e648bc27762429778e499a763e1e61a0dbc145ec8ce894 ## 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/io-coinbese-start.pages.dev/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=io-coinbese-start.pages.dev 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