# PhishDestroy threat dossier — kraken18aat.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 07:26:25 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/kraken18aat.com/

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

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

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-03-29

## 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: 2026-03-29 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-03-29 05:30:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 08:20:50 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 17:36:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Kraken18aat: brand impersonation threat

Kraken18aat is a domain that poses a brand impersonation threat, currently in an offline status, and is known to impersonate the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. This domain was flagged by 2 of 95 VirusTotal vendors, indicating a potential risk to users who may interact with it, and its creation date is recorded as March 29, 2026, with a presence on 1 security blocklist. 

 The domain's technical indicators include being flagged by a small fraction of VirusTotal vendors, which may indicate a relatively low level of malicious activity detection, yet its appearance on a security blocklist suggests that it has been identified as a potential threat by security experts, and PhishDestroy identifies this as a critical factor in assessing the risk level of this domain. 

 As Kraken18aat is currently offline, it is likely that its malicious activities have been disrupted, however, users are still advised to exercise caution when interacting with any domain that may be associated with brand impersonation threats, and to verify the authenticity of websites and emails claiming to be from Kraken, to avoid potential risks such as credential theft or financial loss, and PhishDestroy recommends that users remain vigilant and take necessary precautions to protect themselves from such threats.

## 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/kraken18aat.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=kraken18aat.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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