# PhishDestroy threat dossier — kucobit88.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-25 12:51:27 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/kucobit88.com/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 24 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: bitget (and: foundation, kucoin)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      17/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      103.108.41.19 (HK, Tung Chung)
ASN:             ASAS135581 ONL-HK-AS 19 Chun Wang Street, Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, N.T. Hong Kong, HK
Hosting org:     AS135581 ONL-HK
Registrar:       Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
Registered:      2025-10-21
Expires:         2026-10-21
Page title:      Crypto Exchange

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R12
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2025-10-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:23:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-30 19:40:35 UTC (STALE — 24 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-04-09 17:11:22 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 24 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 24 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019b48b8-812f-7265-8e6e-b190cdf8102b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/kucobit88.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.kucobit88.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=kucobit88.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/kucobit88.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/kucobit88.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 00:08:36 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies kucobit88.com as a high-risk phishing domain targeting users under the guise of a crypto exchange. Such threats pose significant risks by attempting to steal personal and financial information.

The domain, created in February 2026, resolves to IP 103.108.41.19 and has been flagged in multiple intelligence sources, including AlienVault OTX and a security blocklist. VirusTotal shows 17 security vendors flagging this domain, confirming its malicious nature. Despite this, the site remains active.

Users are strongly advised to avoid visiting kucobit88.com or entering any personal data. If you encounter this site, do not trust any requests for login or financial information. Use trusted platforms and keep security software updated to stay protected.

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/kucobit88.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=kucobit88.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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