# PhishDestroy threat dossier — moonshot-ca.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-25 07:01:19 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/moonshot-ca.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 92/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Moonshot ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: 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: betty.ns.cloudflare.com, buck.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-29 Page title: Moonshot Search ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-07-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: b0ae52f09e1a57f210c21bfd6e1b15c2bba71f30ff148bfb6a249bc03694fbd0 ## 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: 2026-04-29 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-29 18:32:58 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-04-29 15:32:16 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-25 08:20:45 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-01 03:44:16 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dd9dc-2354-763e-b8f4-f98c42399a15/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/18afd088-bef7-41b3-a2fa-d0b30ceb53c2 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/moonshot-ca.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.moonshot-ca.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=moonshot-ca.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/moonshot-ca.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/moonshot-ca.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-29 18:33:32 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies an active brand impersonation domain, moonshot-ca.xyz, currently impersonating Moonshot as part of a targeted phishing campaign. The domain is classified under the specific threat type of brand impersonation and remains in active status, posing an elevated risk to users expecting legitimate Moonshot services. This domain was flagged by 1 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, indicating limited but present detection. It was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3. The domain was created on April 29, 2026, and currently shows no presence on public blocklists. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, which may enhance its perceived legitimacy despite malicious intent. Trust scores remain unverified due to the domain's recent creation. As of the latest intelligence, moonshot-ca.xyz continues to operate with an elevated risk profile. Organizations and users are advised to block this domain at the network and endpoint levels. Avoid accessing or interacting with any content hosted on this domain. Report any observed activity to security teams and update threat intelligence feeds to include this indicator. Users should verify URLs carefully and rely on official Moonshot domains for secure access. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260429-C242CB Favicon MD5: c011c4183fccc9e1bd2c1e82d01f63fe TLS cert SHA-256: b0ae52f09e1a57f210c21bfd6e1b15c2bba71f30ff148bfb6a249bc03694fbd0 ## 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/moonshot-ca.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=moonshot-ca.xyz 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: 169,763 domains (15,615 alive under monitoring, 153,792 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io