# PhishDestroy threat dossier — layerswap.finance
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Fetched:   2026-06-06 20:17:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/layerswap.finance/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: across (and: arbitrum, avalanche, base, blast, bnb chain)
Wallet drainer: Wallet Connect Abuse

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Fortinet, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.66.0.96 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Tucows Domains Inc.
Nameservers:     1-you.njalla.no, 2-can.njalla.in, 3-get.njalla.fo
Registered:      2025-06-20
Expires:         2026-06-20
Page title:      LayerSwap - Fast Cross-Chain Crypto Bridge | Transfer Assets Instantly

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-06-20 (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:    2025-12-24 15:17:21 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019b50ef-61a6-71f8-b2c5-3e7039d9be4e/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/layerswap.finance
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.layerswap.finance
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=layerswap.finance
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/layerswap.finance
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/layerswap.finance/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 03:23:30 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies layerswap.finance as a medium-risk crypto drainer domain that was used to steal digital assets. It masqueraded as a fast cross-chain crypto bridge but aimed to drain users' wallets.

This phishing scheme exploited Wallet Connect, tricking users into authorizing transactions that transferred their crypto without consent. The domain was flagged on multiple security blocklists and detected by some antivirus vendors, highlighting its malicious nature.

Users should avoid any interaction with this domain or similar services, never approve suspicious Wallet Connect requests, and use trusted platforms for crypto transfers. If exposed, immediately review wallet permissions and consider moving assets to secure wallets.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       e0ba0ec0bb3522684f527e2630f9caa461812f36ac8bc5725f64f8b3503dea7c

## 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/layerswap.finance/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=layerswap.finance
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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