# PhishDestroy threat dossier — kraken4link.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 03:06:24 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/kraken4link.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 69/100 (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: alphaMountain.ai, Seclookup
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Gname 439 Inc
Nameservers:     ["fatima.ns.cloudflare.com", "miles.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-03-29
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-07-12
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 5a80dfaecaa7943b2872607a34a59d8c172908913fa8c7bc8138ba660ebc2de4

## 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 05:30:07 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:       2026-04-23 19:20:35 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:37:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

kraken4link.com Safety Check — Brand Impersonation Detected

The domain kraken4link.com has been identified as a brand impersonation threat, specifically targeting the Kraken brand, and is currently offline. This domain was flagged by 2 of 95 VirusTotal vendors and appears on 1 security blocklist, indicating a potential risk to users, it was registered through Gname 439 Inc and resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3, having been created on March 29, 2026, with an SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt.

The registrar Gname 439 Inc is associated with this domain, and it was created relatively recently, which could be an indicator of malicious intent, additionally, the fact that it has been flagged by VirusTotal vendors and is on a security blocklist suggests that it may be engaged in nefarious activities, the IP address 188.114.97.3 is also a key piece of information that can be used to track and block this domain.

Given the current offline status of kraken4link.com, it is likely that the threat has been mitigated, however, users should still exercise caution when encountering similar domains, as brand impersonation can be a highly effective tactic for malicious actors, to stay safe, users should verify the authenticity of websites before entering sensitive information, and be wary of domains that have been flagged by security vendors or appear on blocklists, this can help prevent potential security breaches and protect sensitive data.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      5a80dfaecaa7943b2872607a34a59d8c172908913fa8c7bc8138ba660ebc2de4

## 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/kraken4link.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=kraken4link.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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