# PhishDestroy threat dossier — krakenelektro.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-29 19:37:45 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/krakenelektro.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange Targeted brand: Kraken ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 198.13.158.7 (NL, Amsterdam) ASN: AS399629 BL Networks Hosting org: BL Networks Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: jim.ns.cloudflare.com, zelda.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-17 Expires: 2027-06-17 Page title: Kraken — интернет-магазин электроники, гаджетов и комплектующих ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE1 Expires: 2026-09-19 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 7dfc9ecb725d4d882e57ee392665dc2c146806b797cc3189d9eba2282777988e ## 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: 2026-06-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-28 16:14:26 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-06-29 20:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-29 00:18:17 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0e93-7531-71d7-9762-b91f23e9d87a/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/krakenelektro.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.krakenelektro.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=krakenelektro.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/krakenelektro.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/krakenelektro.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-28 17:45:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain krakenelektro.net has been identified as an active brand impersonation threat targeting Kraken, a major cryptocurrency exchange platform. Analysis indicates this site operates as a phishing portal, presenting a fraudulent interface designed to harvest user credentials, financial details, and sensitive account information. The domain currently remains operational and poses a high risk to unsuspecting users seeking legitimate Kraken services. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 17, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with malicious domains. It resolves to the IP address 198.13.158.7, which has been linked to other suspicious activities in threat intelligence repositories. The site employs a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, providing a false sense of security to visitors. Detection metrics show the domain is flagged by 2 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, appears in 2 AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulses, and is listed on one security blocklist. The page title, 'Kraken — интернет-магазин электроники, гаджетов и комплектующих,' further confirms the intent to deceive users by combining Kraken’s brand with unrelated product categories. Gridinsoft’s trust score for this domain is 0/100, reinforcing its malicious classification. The domain remains active as of this analysis, continuing to pose a significant threat to Kraken users and the broader cryptocurrency community. Organizations and individuals are advised to block access to 198.13.158.7 and krakenelektro.net at the network level. Users should be educated on verifying domain authenticity before entering credentials, particularly for financial platforms. Security teams are recommended to monitor for connections to the identified IP and domain, as well as to review logs for any prior interactions. Immediate reporting to relevant authorities and threat intelligence platforms is encouraged to aid in takedown efforts. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 2/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 2d7cd7d038c52a63ef33345d319f7117 TLS cert SHA-256: 7dfc9ecb725d4d882e57ee392665dc2c146806b797cc3189d9eba2282777988e ## 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/krakenelektro.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=krakenelektro.net 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: 172,677 domains (13,179 alive under monitoring, 158,908 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io