# PhishDestroy threat dossier — krakencrypto.io ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-27 13:01:49 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/krakencrypto.io/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Kraken ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 19/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Certego, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: HOSTINGER operations, UAB Nameservers: bowen.ns.cloudflare.com, susan.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2025-05-06 Page title: KrakenCripto | ปิดปรับปรุงระบบ ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-26 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 92f3cd9188401a8bc4b9f3c91a0ca77507e2f27eb16df402d7e562250a1cd29d ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-05-06 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-12-04 19:14:54 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-27 12:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-01 03:33:15 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019aeac9-754c-747f-8db1-e3051dbdc6e2/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/krakencrypto.io crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.krakencrypto.io Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=krakencrypto.io AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/krakencrypto.io URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/krakencrypto.io/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 21:34:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as a high-risk brand impersonation threat specifically targeting Kraken, a major cryptocurrency exchange platform. Analysis indicates the site is designed to deceive users into divulging sensitive credentials, likely for crypto wallet drainage or unauthorized account access. The presence of Thai-language content in the page title ('ปิดปรับปรุงระบบ'—'System Maintenance') suggests a targeted campaign aimed at non-English-speaking users, a common tactic in credential theft operations to evade detection by broader security mechanisms. Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple technical indicators corroborating malicious intent. The domain krakencrypto.io was registered on May 06, 2025, through HOSTINGER operations, UAB, a registrar frequently associated with newly created impersonation domains. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, hosted under AS13335 (Cloudflare, Inc.), a network often leveraged to obfuscate true origin servers. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services (WE1), which, while legitimate, does not mitigate the domain's fraudulent purpose. Security blocklists confirm its malicious status: PhishDestroy has blocked the domain, Google Safe Browsing flags it as phishing, and VirusTotal reports 19 out of 95 security vendors detecting it as malicious. The domain appears on one additional security blocklist, further validating its high-risk classification. Mitigation steps for this specific threat type include immediate blacklisting of the domain across all network security layers, including firewalls, email gateways, and endpoint protection systems. Organizations should deploy indicators of compromise (IOCs) such as the domain name, IP address 188.114.96.3, and SSL certificate thumbprint for automated blocking. End-users should be educated on recognizing brand impersonation tactics, particularly those involving cryptocurrency platforms, and advised to verify domain authenticity through official channels before entering credentials. Given the domain's current offline status, continuous monitoring is recommended to detect potential reactivation or migration to alternative infrastructure. Security teams should also investigate related domains registered through the same registrar or resolving to the same IP range for additional threats. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: c4b07931b3fc37bc80d56a367783e7fa7c04ced4befec7f57ed079c38c960400 TLS cert SHA-256: 92f3cd9188401a8bc4b9f3c91a0ca77507e2f27eb16df402d7e562250a1cd29d ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (volunteer 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/krakencrypto.io/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=krakencrypto.io Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,863 domains (12,728 alive under monitoring, 157,726 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io