# PhishDestroy threat dossier — io-ia.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-21 01:02:33 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/io-ia.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 83/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 118.139.179.59 (SG, Singapore) ASN: AS26496 GoDaddy.com, LLC Hosting org: Godaddy.com Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ns23.domaincontrol.com, ns24.domaincontrol.com Registered: 2026-05-02 Page title: International Organization for intelligent Artificiality ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-07-31 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 60d27648037216e697464f653da1b3df9399f9893488721bfe643611923f38be Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.io-ia.org ## 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: 2026-05-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-04 12:10:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-04 09:14:05 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-17 01:40:10 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-12 00:02:05 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019df23f-7440-76af-be0b-da475aa51d3f/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/3c77f463-4bb9-45ce-b047-dc814c791474 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/io-ia.org crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.io-ia.org Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=io-ia.org AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/io-ia.org URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/io-ia.org/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-04 12:12:11 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] io-ia.org presents itself as the International Organization for intelligent Artificiality, a fake standards body designed to trick researchers and crypto users into connecting wallets and signing malicious transactions. Behind the convincing title lies a crypto drainer that silently drains tokens and NFTs the moment a wallet signature is approved. This domain was flagged by MetaMask and SEAL, and it already appears on two public blocklists, yet it remains undetected on 95 VirusTotal engines as of the latest scan. This domain was registered on May 2, 2026, through GoDaddy.com, LLC, and is protected by a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate to appear legitimate. It resolves to IP address 118.139.179.59 in South Korea, a hosting provider known for tolerating malicious crypto sites. The mismatch between the official-sounding title and the actual threat—an active crypto drainer—highlights the sophistication of this campaign, which targets both casual users and researchers searching for AI-related resources. If you visited io-ia.org or connected your wallet, immediately revoke any permissions granted to the site using tools like revoke.cash or your wallet’s built-in allowance manager. Disconnect the wallet from all dApps and consider moving remaining funds to a fresh wallet with a new seed phrase. Report the incident to PhishDestroy and your wallet provider, and scan your device for malware. Never reuse the compromised wallet for other accounts or funds. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260504-4EA5F6 Favicon MD5: 52b88f7505536f4c8244f20ca253570f TLS cert SHA-256: 60d27648037216e697464f653da1b3df9399f9893488721bfe643611923f38be ## 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-ia.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=io-ia.org 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: 152,190 domains (42,907 alive under monitoring, 109,000 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io