# PhishDestroy threat dossier — kraken-market.top
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 07:32:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/kraken-market.top/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 76/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange
Targeted brand: Kraken

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Sophos
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.21.117 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
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 08:20:51 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-30 12:07:08 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/d0a1d3f3-43d8-43bc-9faf-5d87bf9e560c
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/kraken-market.top
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.kraken-market.top
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=kraken-market.top
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/kraken-market.top
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/kraken-market.top/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:38:03 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is kraken-market.top a Brand Impersonation Scam?

PhishDestroy identifies kraken-market.top as a brand impersonation threat, posing a risk to users who may be tricked into divulging sensitive information, as this domain impersonates the legitimate Kraken brand. 
   
This domain was flagged by 1 security blocklist and appears in 1 AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulse, indicating a notable level of malicious intent, and with a creation date of March 28, 2026, and 4 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagging this domain, it is clear that kraken-market.top has been identified as a potential threat by the cybersecurity community. 

If a user visited kraken-market.top, they should take immediate action to protect themselves, including changing passwords and monitoring their accounts for any suspicious activity, as this domain has been taken offline, but the potential damage may have already been done, and users should remain vigilant to avoid falling victim to similar threats in the future, utilizing services like PhishDestroy to stay informed and proactive in their online safety

## 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-market.top/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=kraken-market.top
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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