# PhishDestroy threat dossier — muskplay.casino
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Fetched:   2026-04-23 12:24:25 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/muskplay.casino/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 94/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Crypto Casino / Gambling

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      16/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE
URLQuery:        100 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Spaceship, Inc.
Nameservers:     dilbert.ns.cloudflare.com, rita.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-02-21
Expires:         2027-01-14
Page title:      Muskplay: Elon Musk’s Official Crypto Casino Powered by Blockchain
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Earliest abuse rec: 2026-01-24 09:49:31 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-04-23 15:22:55 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)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019bef68-a3d7-761a-b0b5-c1b9a809f19b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/muskplay.casino
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.muskplay.casino
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=muskplay.casino
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/muskplay.casino
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/muskplay.casino/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:07:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies muskplay.casino as a high-risk generic phishing domain impersonating a cryptocurrency casino linked to Elon Musk. The site is designed to lure users interested in crypto gambling by presenting itself as a legitimate blockchain-powered casino. Such phishing sites pose a serious threat because they aim to steal sensitive personal and financial information or trick victims into sending cryptocurrency to attackers.

This phishing campaign works by creating a fake website with an attractive title referencing Elon Musk, leveraging his public image to gain trust. The domain, registered in early 2026, resolves to an IP address known for hosting suspicious content and has been listed on a security blocklist. VirusTotal flagged the domain by 16 out of 95 security vendors, confirming its malicious nature. The site is currently taken offline, but its previous activity suggests it attempted to harvest user credentials or crypto wallet keys.

If someone visited muskplay.casino, they should immediately stop any interaction, avoid entering personal or financial data, and scan their devices for malware. Users who submitted sensitive information must consider changing their passwords and securing their cryptocurrency wallets. Reporting the incident to relevant authorities and using security tools to block this domain can prevent further harm. Staying vigilant against similar phishing scams is essential in the evolving crypto threat landscape.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-1769248113-muskplay.casino
Favicon SHA-256:       c6a528a6786d0b1ba3a6800ec62ad36b4ae4a8e91ca0e11915c8d45726447707

## 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/muskplay.casino/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=muskplay.casino
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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