# PhishDestroy threat dossier — kraken17aat.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-13 13:45:19 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/kraken17aat.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 74/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Brand Impersonation
Targeted brand: Kraken

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       Edomains LLC
Registered:      2025-09-17
Expires:         2026-09-17
HTTP response:   502

## 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: 2025-09-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-03-29 02:30:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-13 12:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-30 03:00:24 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:38:13 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain poses a specific threat as it impersonates Kraken, a well-known cryptocurrency brand, in an attempt to deceive users into divulging sensitive information or installing malware. The domain was created on September 17, 2025, and is currently offline, having been flagged by 1 security blocklist and registered through Edomains LLC, with 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagging it as malicious. 

 The fact that it appears on 1 security blocklist and has been taken offline suggests that the threat has been somewhat mitigated, but users who may have visited the site before it was taken down should still exercise caution and monitor their accounts for any suspicious activity. 

 PhishDestroy identifies kraken17aat.com as a high-risk domain, and users who have interacted with it should immediately verify their accounts and change passwords if necessary, to prevent any potential damage from this crypto brand impersonation attempt, which was flagged by AlienVault OTX in 1 threat intelligence pulse, further highlighting the need for vigilance.

## 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/kraken17aat.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=kraken17aat.com
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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