# PhishDestroy threat dossier — metaplex-nft.io
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Fetched:   2026-06-28 15:51:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/metaplex-nft.io/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Generic Phishing

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.27.178 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     dalary.ns.cloudflare.com, salvador.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-06-12
Expires:         2027-06-12
Page title:      Metaplex
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-10
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 5d53787a50b55aea6ba8ddb2d243bb72f1ff9710792a524e965d60ac2b93a341

## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-20 15:07:19 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-28 16:20:38 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-21 18:17:15 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/019ee523-8bc8-72c9-9f47-2a783d48629f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/metaplex-nft.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.metaplex-nft.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=metaplex-nft.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/metaplex-nft.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/metaplex-nft.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-23 19:54:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain metaplex-nft.io poses a threat as a fraudulent site impersonating the legitimate Metaplex NFT platform. Its title, "Metaplex," is designed to deceive users into believing it is the official service, likely to harvest login credentials, private keys, or other sensitive information through phishing attacks.

Technical evidence confirms the malicious nature of this domain. VirusTotal reports 4 detections out of 95 security vendors, with flags from Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, and Webroot. The domain is registered through Dynadot Inc, was created on 2026-06-12, and resolves to IP address 104.21.27.178 (US, AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc). The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services / WE1, and nameservers are dalary.ns.cloudflare.com and salvador.ns.cloudflare.com.

The domain is currently ACTIVE with a GridinSoft trust score of 0/100 and a DOM risk score of 61. It is listed on one blocklist. The combination of low trust score, multiple vendor detections, and recent creation date indicates a high risk for users who may interact with this fraudulent site.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 4/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       f65ed47c6eb2f609a97089e6aede4742
TLS cert SHA-256:      5d53787a50b55aea6ba8ddb2d243bb72f1ff9710792a524e965d60ac2b93a341

## 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/metaplex-nft.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=metaplex-nft.io
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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