# PhishDestroy threat dossier — miningeth.tech ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-13 08:19:18 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/miningeth.tech/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Drainer Targeted brand: Ethereum ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC Nameservers: joselyn.ns.cloudflare.com, seth.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-11 Expires: 2028-05-11 Page title: Mining ETH - METH HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE2 Expires: 2026-10-08 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 07edae5115070e7bb1a28eae7a86996fcb6208b417bd54cd06dff012602e19e2 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-10 10:37:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-12 20:10:11 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-13 08:20:41 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f4b2b-9236-76fd-8375-343c4bc50c35/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/ea87949e-6a7d-47de-b869-d542be2e3449 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/miningeth.tech crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.miningeth.tech Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=miningeth.tech AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/miningeth.tech URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/miningeth.tech/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-10 12:00:52 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, miningeth.tech, has been flagged as a crypto drainer phishing site targeting users seeking Ethereum mining opportunities. The infrastructure remains active, presenting a risk of unauthorized cryptocurrency wallet access and fund exfiltration. No brand impersonation has been confirmed; instead, the domain mimics legitimate mining portals to deceive victims into connecting wallets to malicious smart contracts or scripts designed to drain assets. Analysis indicates the domain was registered on May 11, 2026, through NAMECHEAP INC, a registrar frequently utilized for both legitimate and malicious purposes. As of the latest scan, the domain has not been flagged by any of the 95 vendors monitored by VirusTotal, suggesting it may still evade automated detection systems. The domain resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3, which has not been linked to prior malicious activity in public threat feeds. No blocklist entries or trust scores were identified during the initial investigation, though the absence of detections does not preclude the presence of malicious intent or functionality. Infrastructure analysis reveals the site uses the page title "Mining ETH - METH," likely intended to attract users searching for Ethereum mining tools or platforms. The combination of a future creation date (May 2026) and current activity suggests either a typo in the registration record or an attempt to evade temporal-based detection heuristics. Organizations and individuals are advised to block access to this domain at the network level and monitor for connections to the associated IP address. Users should exercise caution when interacting with cryptocurrency mining portals, particularly those lacking verifiable reputation or community validation. Wallet providers and security teams are encouraged to analyze the domain for potential integration into transaction simulation or pre-transaction warning systems. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - Public blocklists: now listed on 3 feeds ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260712-981943 Favicon MD5: 752ccbeffd50ccd7d2448725ba6e5e57 TLS cert SHA-256: 07edae5115070e7bb1a28eae7a86996fcb6208b417bd54cd06dff012602e19e2 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (operator 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/miningeth.tech/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=miningeth.tech Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 178,033 domains (49,760 alive under monitoring, 128,273 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io