# PhishDestroy threat dossier — m.kucoina.top
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Fetched:   2026-04-23 11:52:05 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/m.kucoina.top/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 82/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: KuCoin

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/95 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      38.181.231.99 (US, Washington)
ASN:             ASAS135357 PCCW22-HK HONG KONG KOWLOON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO.,LIMITED, HK
Hosting org:     AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
Registrar:       NameSilo, LLC

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!!
NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about
received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com)
for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our
X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence.
Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket —
NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received.
Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter
  https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed

Nameservers:     ns1.dnsowl.com, ns2.dnsowl.com, ns3.dnsowl.com
Registered:      2025-07-16
Expires:         2026-07-16
HTTP response:   403

## 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: 2025-07-16 (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:    2025-09-12 08:55:00 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 08:03:29 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 08:03:29 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/01993d21-b9b8-749c-be01-94e43d7b35c6/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/m.kucoina.top
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.m.kucoina.top
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=m.kucoina.top
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/m.kucoina.top
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/m.kucoina.top/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:15:50 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies m.kucoina.top as a brand impersonation threat targeting KuCoin users. This domain attempts to deceive visitors by mimicking the legitimate crypto exchange, which poses a risk of credential theft and social engineering attacks.

Registered through NameSilo, LLC and created on July 16, 2025, the domain resolved to IP 38.181.231.99 before being taken offline. It is flagged by Google Safe Browsing for social engineering but has no detections on VirusTotal, indicating it may be newly active or low-profile.

Users should avoid interacting with m.kucoina.top or sharing personal information. Always verify domain authenticity directly through official KuCoin channels and use security tools to block suspicious sites.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       32cc4a47b370e278072a6440249872e681efa1d992600420c03a9631da885d70

## 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/m.kucoina.top/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=m.kucoina.top
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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