# PhishDestroy threat dossier — news-pump.fun ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-26 04:08:37 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/news-pump.fun/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 90/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: Pump.fun ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 16/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 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: darl.ns.cloudflare.com, laura.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-08 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-26 05:09:42 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-25 18:26:03 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-26 05:30:02 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e605d-66bd-7746-8b7f-cbcbf001e29e/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/b00ad995-01fd-42b6-a5c3-799bdf97b100 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/news-pump.fun crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.news-pump.fun Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=news-pump.fun AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/news-pump.fun URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/news-pump.fun/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-26 05:17:06 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] news-pump.fun has been confirmed as an active brand impersonation scam targeting Pump.fun users, presenting a critical risk to unsuspecting visitors seeking legitimate crypto trading platforms. This domain operates as a high-risk threat, impersonating Pump.fun to deceive users into revealing sensitive information or transferring funds. PhishDestroy, SEAL, Maltrail, and MetaMask have all blocked access to this domain, citing its malicious nature. news-pump.fun resolves to IP 188.114.97.3, where VirusTotal’s 16/95 security vendor detection rate underscores its malicious intent. Registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, this domain was created on May 08, 2026, and has since been flagged on four separate security blocklists. The SSL certificate, issued by Google Trust Services, adds a veneer of legitimacy that cybercriminals exploit to further their schemes. Users should immediately cease all interactions with news-pump.fun and verify the authenticity of any Pump.fun-related communications through official channels. Since this threat specifically leverages brand impersonation, the most effective mitigation involves cross-referencing all URLs with the legitimate Pump.fun domain before engaging with any links or content. Additionally, enabling advanced phishing protections in supported browsers and wallet extensions, such as MetaMask, can prevent access to known malicious domains. Organizations should also consider blocking access to this domain at the network level if integrated into enterprise security policies to protect employees and customers alike. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260525-37CB31 Favicon MD5: 3b95f264ba9ca3874a7cd5528ce97142 ## 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/news-pump.fun/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=news-pump.fun 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: 153,839 domains (37,705 alive under monitoring, 114,304 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io