# PhishDestroy threat dossier — io-coinchange.icu ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-13 12:47:43 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/io-coinchange.icu/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.149.182 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: kimora.ns.cloudflare.com, konnor.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-12 Expires: 2027-06-10 Page title: Success! HTTP response: 502 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-08 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: be8a040a5f0f60b1f9ff7639f8e97cc9bd8e6bc3f6fd16a1f1512a8e7aff9f18 ## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-12 11:21:49 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-06-12 09:29:32 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-07-13 12:20:40 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-17 00:18:33 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) 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/019ebb22-14c7-7508-96fe-05fd3bc3a4d9/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/a62bdb19-ce69-4d73-a6fb-148052569265 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/io-coinchange.icu crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.io-coinchange.icu Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=io-coinchange.icu AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/io-coinchange.icu URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/io-coinchange.icu/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 23:20:42 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, io-coinchange.icu, is confirmed as a crypto credential theft operation targeting users of cryptocurrency platforms. Analysis indicates the site impersonates legitimate wallet or exchange interfaces to trick victims into entering sensitive credentials, including private keys or recovery phrases. No explicit drainer kit signatures were detected, but the page title 'Success!' suggests a post-exploitation confirmation mechanism, likely used to reassure victims after credentials are submitted. The domain exhibits no direct brand impersonation, instead relying on generic crypto-related naming to appear legitimate. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain resolves to IP address 172.67.149.182, a Cloudflare-protected endpoint leveraging HTTP/3 and Cloudflare Browser Insights for performance and evasion. It was registered on June 12, 2026, through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, an uncommonly future-dated creation date that may indicate a typo or deliberate obfuscation. VirusTotal detection shows 6/95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, while it appears on 3 independent security blocklists. Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0/100, and the domain is actively blocked by multiple threat intelligence feeds, including MetaMask's internal blacklist. The domain is currently offline, reducing immediate risk to end users. However, the infrastructure remains registered and could be reactivated or repurposed for similar attacks. Organizations should maintain blocklist entries for this domain and its associated IP, as well as monitor for new registrations under the same registrar or hosting provider. Users who may have interacted with the site should immediately revoke any exposed credentials, enable multi-factor authentication where available, and scan local devices for malware. The elevated risk level persists due to the domain's historical use in credential theft and the potential for re-deployment. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 6/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260612-41886F TLS cert SHA-256: be8a040a5f0f60b1f9ff7639f8e97cc9bd8e6bc3f6fd16a1f1512a8e7aff9f18 ## 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 (operator 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-coinchange.icu/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=io-coinchange.icu 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 178,105 domains (49,797 alive under monitoring, 128,308 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io