# PhishDestroy threat dossier — kraken-darklink-market.ru
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 06:16:38 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/kraken-darklink-market.ru/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 72/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange
Targeted brand: Kraken

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/94 security vendors flagged this domain
URLQuery:        -1 detections
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-03-28

## 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: 2026-03-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-03-29 02:30:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 04:20:48 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-30 12:07:08 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:37:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

kraken-darklink-market.ru: Brand Impersonation Site

PhishDestroy identifies kraken-darklink-market.ru as an under investigation site posing a brand impersonation threat, which is particularly concerning as it targets a well-known brand like Kraken. 
   
This domain was flagged due to its appearance on 1 security blocklist, and although it has a low detection rate of 0/95 on VirusTotal, it was created on March 28, 2026, and has been found in 1 threat intelligence pulse on AlienVault OTX, ultimately leading to its current offline status, highlighting the importance of swift action against such threats.

To mitigate the risks associated with brand impersonation, users should be cautious when interacting with websites that claim to be affiliated with Kraken, and verify the authenticity of the site by checking for any inconsistencies in the URL or content, as well as looking out for spelling and grammar mistakes, which are often indicative of phishing sites, and report any suspicious activity to the relevant authorities to prevent further damage

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/kraken-darklink-market.ru/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=kraken-darklink-market.ru
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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