# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mitsuigroup.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-15 00:47:53 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mitsuigroup.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Brand Impersonation Targeted brand: Coinbase ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 16/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 74.208.236.8 (US, Kansas City) ASN: AS8560 IONOS SE Hosting org: IONOS Inc Registrar: IONOS SE Nameservers: ns1090.ui-dns.org, ns1092.ui-dns.com, ns1101.ui-dns.biz, ns1123.ui-dns.de Registered: 2026-06-12 Expires: 2027-06-01 Page title: Coinbase | Next-Gen Crypto Trading HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Sectigo Limited / Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36 Expires: 2026-11-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 4aa8273f832495e06a74254d00fe81ea73048e854db5c978a6d1816aeca59c18 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-12 11:04:01 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-06-12 09:05:14 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-07-15 01:24:13 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-17 06:23:40 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ebb11-f851-72f0-ad2f-a84fef384d8a/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/ebb02132-1c2b-4134-8bc6-6ee424021c72 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/mitsuigroup.org crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.mitsuigroup.org Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=mitsuigroup.org AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/mitsuigroup.org URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/mitsuigroup.org/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-13 00:21:19 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Analysis of the domain mitsuigroup.org indicates active brand impersonation targeting Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange platform. Registered on June 12, 2026, through IONOS SE, the domain resolves to the IP address 74.208.236.8, hosted in the United States under IONOS Inc. infrastructure. The SSL certificate, issued by Sectigo Limited (Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36), remains valid, while the domain's HTTP status currently returns a 403 Forbidden response, suggesting restricted access or defensive measures in place. The page title, 'Coinbase | Next-Gen Crypto Trading,' explicitly aligns with the impersonation of Coinbase, corroborated by the domain's classification as a brand impersonation scam. Detection by security vendors is notable, with 16 of 91 engines on VirusTotal flagging the domain as malicious. Additionally, the domain appears on three security blocklists, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL, reinforcing its high-risk classification. Infrastructure analysis reveals the use of Tailwind CSS and Apache HTTP Server technologies, alongside MX records pointing to IONOS mail servers (mx01.ionos.com and mx00.ionos.com). Nameservers are distributed across ui-dns.org, ui-dns.com, ui-dns.biz, and ui-dns.de, a pattern consistent with IONOS-managed domains. Gridinsoft assigns the domain a trust score of 0/100, further indicating its lack of legitimacy. While the domain remains active, its current 403 status may limit immediate interaction, though this does not preclude future malicious activity. Defenders should prioritize blocking or monitoring this domain, particularly in environments where Coinbase-related services are utilized. The absence of additional context regarding the scam's operational mechanics (e.g., credential harvesting, crypto drainer functionality) leaves specific attack vectors uncertain, but the impersonation of a high-profile crypto platform warrants heightened scrutiny. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 16/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260612-7DA6D1 TLS cert SHA-256: 4aa8273f832495e06a74254d00fe81ea73048e854db5c978a6d1816aeca59c18 ## 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/mitsuigroup.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=mitsuigroup.org 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: 178,798 domains (50,408 alive under monitoring, 128,390 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io