# PhishDestroy threat dossier — kucoin.us.cc ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-29 13:18:17 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/kucoin.us.cc/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: KuCoin ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, SOCRadar URLQuery: 3 detections Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 38.165.23.248 (US, Los Angeles) ASN: ASAS967 VMISS-CA - VMISS Inc., CA Hosting org: AS967 VMISS Inc. Registrar: Gname.com Pte. Ltd. Nameservers: a.rsp-dns.com, b.rsp-dns.com, ns1.domainnamedns.com, ns2.domainnamedns.com, ns3.domainnamedns.com, ns4.domainnamedns.com Registered: 2006-04-07 Expires: 2032-04-07 Page title: Open safely ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-22 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 69d60515933e0be60fb7589f5f53310dfd542b3c4e368cbea68c4050f2ecb5e0 ## 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: 2006-04-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-24 12:22:22 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-24 10:23:38 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-29 12:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-24 18:19:01 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ef925-c39c-75f1-8a3d-4fb38a19ed84/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/96c098bb-9445-4280-8204-104410768378 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/kucoin.us.cc crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.kucoin.us.cc Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=kucoin.us.cc AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/kucoin.us.cc URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/kucoin.us.cc/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-24 15:06:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain kucoin.us.cc, impersonating the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin, currently has a threat score of 65/100, indicating an elevated risk. The site is live and actively serving traffic, posing a potential threat to users seeking legitimate services. VirusTotal shows no detections from any of the 95 security vendors, and the domain is not listed on public blocklists or flagged by Google Safe Browsing. This lack of detection suggests that it has not yet been processed by AV feeds, despite its operational status. Registered with Gname.com Pte. Ltd., the domain was created on April 7, 2006, and first seen in the database on June 24, 2026. Given the elevated threat level, block the domain at the perimeter and report it to the registrar's abuse desk. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260624-FA1FD4 TLS cert SHA-256: 69d60515933e0be60fb7589f5f53310dfd542b3c4e368cbea68c4050f2ecb5e0 ## 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/kucoin.us.cc/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=kucoin.us.cc 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: 172,461 domains (12,774 alive under monitoring, 159,120 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io