# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mail.billing-coinbase.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-14 14:45:25 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mail.billing-coinbase.com/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 31 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Coinbase

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      7/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: BitDefender, CRDF, Fortinet, G-Data, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-03-04

## 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: 2026-03-04 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-03-04 18:30:02 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 19:41:18 UTC (STALE — 31 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-03-05 02:07:21 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 31 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 31 days stale)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:26:32 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified mail.billing-coinbase.com as a domain impersonating the Coinbase brand, posing a medium-level risk. This domain attempts to deceive users by mimicking legitimate Coinbase communications, potentially leading to data theft or financial loss.

The phishing tactic involves creating a domain that closely resembles Coinbase's official site, tricking users into entering sensitive information such as login credentials or billing details. Although this domain is currently offline, it was detected on three security blocklists and flagged by seven security vendors on VirusTotal.

If you have visited mail.billing-coinbase.com, monitor your account activity closely and change your Coinbase passwords immediately. Be vigilant for suspicious emails or messages claiming to be from Coinbase, and never provide personal or financial information on unfamiliar sites.

## 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/mail.billing-coinbase.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=mail.billing-coinbase.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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