# PhishDestroy threat dossier — nowatu.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-05 09:21:06 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/nowatu.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 86/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Crypto Casino / Gambling ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft ## 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: lana.ns.cloudflare.com, wells.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-03-31 Page title: Nowatu: Most Popular Online Crypto Casino Based on Blockchain HTTP response: 404 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-06-29 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 910def55450f98ef402295f84f5d15be435179b63c695e829bbb914b8d004dbc ## 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: 2026-03-31 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-05 06:32:52 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-05 03:40:22 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-05 09:45:29 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019df62f-dafa-707d-a0d6-3cc7c8ffcba1/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/421be584-311d-4249-b37f-8d290461d102 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/nowatu.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.nowatu.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=nowatu.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/nowatu.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/nowatu.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-05 06:34:11 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies nowatu.com as an active cryptocurrency drainer domain designed to steal digital assets through credential theft and fraudulent transactions. This domain resolves to IP 188.114.97.3 and operates under a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate for deceptive legitimacy. Registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED on March 31, 2026, its recent creation date and low detection rate (1/95 security vendors on VirusTotal) indicate opportunistic attacker infrastructure. Technical analysis confirms the domain's malicious intent, with only 1 out of 95 security vendors detecting this threat as of current intelligence. The domain's infrastructure includes IP 188.114.97.3, hosted with a recent SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt to appear trustworthy. Registration through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and the recent domain creation (March 31, 2026) suggest this is a fresh attack vector leveraging newly registered domains for maximum stealth and minimum detection. Users who visited nowatu.com should immediately revoke any wallet connections or browser permissions granted to the site. Scan devices for malware using reputable antivirus tools and revoke any suspicious transaction approvals. Report this domain to your cryptocurrency exchange or wallet provider immediately. Consider using threat intelligence tools or browser extensions to block known malicious domains automatically. Change passwords only on trusted devices and enable two-factor authentication on all cryptocurrency accounts to prevent unauthorized access. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260505-D98341 Favicon MD5: a96bf3af79c228f92e3c6852ba74bcea TLS cert SHA-256: 910def55450f98ef402295f84f5d15be435179b63c695e829bbb914b8d004dbc ## 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/nowatu.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=nowatu.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: 145,910 domains (63,727 alive under monitoring, 81,920 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io