# PhishDestroy threat dossier — meta-whales.network
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Fetched:   2026-04-23 13:49:18 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/meta-whales.network/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 62/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CRDF, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 7 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloud DNS Ltd
Nameservers:     1
Registered:      2025-07-17
Expires:         1970-01-01
Page title:      Meta Whale - Where virtuality meets reality
HTTP response:   530

## 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: 2025-07-17 (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:    2025-09-20 23:15:30 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 10:21:17 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/0198569d-07f2-72ca-a7e7-a7f556cf12cf/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/meta-whales.network
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.meta-whales.network
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=meta-whales.network
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/meta-whales.network
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/meta-whales.network/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:22:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies meta-whales.network as a low-risk generic phishing domain. The site, titled 'Meta Whale - Where virtuality meets reality,' was created on July 17, 2025, and registered through Cloud DNS Ltd. It was designed to deceive users by blending virtual and real-world themes.

The domain resolved to IP address 188.114.96.3 and appeared on seven security blocklists. VirusTotal detection was low, with only 2 out of 95 vendors flagging the domain. These indicators suggest limited but credible phishing infrastructure.

Currently, meta-whales.network is offline, mitigating immediate threats. Users and organizations should remain cautious and block the domain to prevent potential data compromise. Continued monitoring is advised for any reactivation attempts.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       1f7437e15be65fcfd977e547e957da7950167f957deeac877086e9b66c11be87

## 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/meta-whales.network/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=meta-whales.network
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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