# PhishDestroy threat dossier — newsletters-coinbase.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-21 10:28:49 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/newsletters-coinbase.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Coinbase (and: coinbase) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, Seclookup, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 84.32.84.32 (LT, Vilnius) ASN: ASAS47583 AS-HOSTINGER Hostinger International Limited, CY Hosting org: AS47583 Hostinger International Limited Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Parked Domain name on Hostinger DNS system ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: R10 Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:20:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-02-26 23:20:27 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-21 12:20:39 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-22 08:39:37 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/a9cef8ae-e9d3-4a04-85d1-f96a7eefe01a/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/newsletters-coinbase.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.newsletters-coinbase.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=newsletters-coinbase.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/newsletters-coinbase.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/newsletters-coinbase.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 18:05:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain newsletters-coinbase.com is identified as a brand impersonation threat, specifically targeting Coinbase, and is currently offline. This domain was flagged by 4 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors, indicating a potential security risk, and is registered with Hostinger DNS system, resolving to the IP address 84.32.84.32, which was created on February 21, 2026, and has been listed on 1 security blocklist. The domain's current status as offline may indicate that it has been taken down, but its presence on security blocklists and its flagging by VirusTotal vendors suggest that it may still pose a threat, with an AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulse also referencing this domain, and its SSL certificate issued by R10, which may be used to legitimize the domain to unsuspecting users. Given the domain's history and indicators, users are advised to exercise caution when encountering this domain, and to avoid interacting with it, as it may be used to steal sensitive information or install malware, and instead verify the authenticity of any communications or websites claiming to be affiliated with Coinbase through official channels, to ensure their safety and security. ## 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/newsletters-coinbase.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=newsletters-coinbase.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: 167,247 domains (15,335 alive under monitoring, 151,186 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io