# PhishDestroy threat dossier — modussyncai-de.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-27 00:39:04 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/modussyncai-de.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 92/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 8/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Sophos URLQuery: 3 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.216.115 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: adrian.ns.cloudflare.com, rohin.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-26 Expires: 2027-05-26 Page title: Modus Sync Ai | Offizielle Plattform für KI-gestütztes Trading ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-24 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 38e24f3e4f9c8f76863e6d2b9b082bdb800e11f49fa4491c5e0f6635d4374a49 ## 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: 2026-05-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-01 02:10:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-01 00:44:39 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-27 00:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-20 00:16:34 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e804a-8fe7-717b-8902-d8fcfdcc777f/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/b9ea00de-0edb-4e80-aef4-72b7ac195294 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/modussyncai-de.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.modussyncai-de.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=modussyncai-de.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/modussyncai-de.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/modussyncai-de.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 03:17:34 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged for hosting a generic phishing operation targeting users of AI-driven trading platforms. Analysis indicates the site masquerades as a legitimate financial service under the name 'Modus Sync Ai,' leveraging social engineering to harvest credentials, payment details, or install malicious payloads. The threat type is classified as credential phishing with elevated risk due to its targeted nature and technical obfuscation techniques. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain modussyncai-de.live was registered on May 26, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with abuse. It resolves to IP address 172.67.216.115, a Cloudflare-hosted endpoint, and employs technologies including Unpkg, jsDelivr, jQuery, and IPinfo for dynamic content delivery. The domain appears on 2 security blocklists (PhishDestroy, OISD) and is flagged by 8 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0/100, and the SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common tactic to mimic legitimacy. The page title, 'Modus Sync Ai | Offizielle Plattform für KI-gestütztes Trading,' suggests a focus on German-speaking users, further indicating targeted phishing. Mitigation requires immediate blocking of the domain and its associated IP (172.67.216.115) at the network perimeter. Security teams should deploy indicators of compromise (IOCs) including the domain, IP, and SSL certificate fingerprint to endpoint detection systems. Users who may have interacted with the site should be instructed to reset credentials for financial platforms, enable multi-factor authentication, and scan devices for malware. Organizations should monitor for unusual outbound connections to Cloudflare IPs or domains registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. Phishing awareness training should emphasize verification of domain registration dates, as this domain's creation date (May 26, 2026) predates its purported service by several years, a common red flag in fraudulent schemes. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 8/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260601-125E46 Favicon MD5: b34506cdd39059243bbbcf00bb24b737 TLS cert SHA-256: 38e24f3e4f9c8f76863e6d2b9b082bdb800e11f49fa4491c5e0f6635d4374a49 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/modussyncai-de.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=modussyncai-de.live 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,744 domains (12,345 alive under monitoring, 158,004 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io