# PhishDestroy threat dossier — nadex-marketoption.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-25 14:19:12 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/nadex-marketoption.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 74/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Netcraft ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 198.251.81.49 (US, Staten Island) ASN: AS53667 FranTech Solutions Hosting org: FranTech Solutions Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: ["ns103.my-control-panel.com", "ns104.my-control-panel.com"] Registered: 2026-04-22 Page title: Nadex Market Option HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-07-18 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 4e0b1386a10600240e49668273f87dd8fb68ef30d9a7966e4575340ab5bd6114 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - mail.nadex-marketoption.com - smtp.nadex-marketoption.com - www.nadex-marketoption.com ## 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: 2026-04-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-22 20:42:32 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-22 17:49:15 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-24 19:40:07 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-23 03:12:03 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/019db647-5149-7229-a4ad-4212d88e8c45/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/6d1f5d36-b107-434b-bb3d-31ce1325a4ea Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/nadex-marketoption.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.nadex-marketoption.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=nadex-marketoption.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/nadex-marketoption.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/nadex-marketoption.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-22 20:44:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy has identified an active fake trading scam at nadex-marketoption.com designed to impersonate Nadex Market Option, a legitimate derivatives exchange. This domain masquerades as a financial trading platform to trick victims into depositing cryptocurrency or fiat into attacker-controlled wallets under the guise of market investments. The threat is immediate: users who engage with this site risk irreversible financial loss with no recourse, as fake trading platforms often disable withdrawals after fund deposits or manipulate trade results to show losses. This domain was flagged by PhishDestroy after resolving to IP 198.251.81.49 using a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. VirusTotal currently shows 0/95 detections despite active phishing behavior, suggesting low detection due to the site being newly launched or employing evasion tactics. The domain was registered through Dynadot Inc on July 18, 2025—only days ago—indicating a recently deployed campaign. Uniquely, this scam uses a fabricated domain name closely resembling the legitimate Nadex brand, exploiting trust in established financial platforms. Users who have visited nadex-marketoption.com should immediately cease any interaction with the site and avoid entering credentials, payment information, or cryptocurrency deposits. Do not click any links or download files from this domain. Check browser history and clear any saved site data. If financial information was entered, contact your bank or card issuer immediately to report fraud and request transaction reversals. Report the domain to your local cybercrime unit or to PhishDestroy for inclusion in global threat feeds. Consider running a full antivirus scan and enabling two-factor authentication on all financial accounts. This domain represents a high-risk threat with active deployment and low detection coverage—prompt action is required to prevent victimization. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 1/94 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260422-676997 Favicon MD5: 8a47a934f526ee0143fc97352ff68c28 TLS cert SHA-256: 4e0b1386a10600240e49668273f87dd8fb68ef30d9a7966e4575340ab5bd6114 ## 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/nadex-marketoption.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=nadex-marketoption.com 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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io