# PhishDestroy threat dossier — octalbitmine.shop
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 14:11:01 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/octalbitmine.shop/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 71/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Webroot

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      148.72.153.160 (US, St Louis)
ASN:             AS30083 velia.net
Hosting org:     velia.net
Registrar:       Namecheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["dns1.afeeshost.ltd", "dns2.afeeshost.ltd", "dns3.afeeshost.com"]
Registered:      2026-04-16
Page title:      Octalbitmiens

## 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: 2026-04-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-16 16:46:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-16 13:46:40 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-04-21 16:04:26 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-16 16:48:04 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/019d9688-bd89-7656-bbb1-77b978227d9c/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/e57658e0-010f-4955-ba93-eff330293772
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/octalbitmine.shop
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.octalbitmine.shop
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=octalbitmine.shop
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/octalbitmine.shop
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/octalbitmine.shop/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-16 16:46:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies octalbitmine.shop as an active crypto drainer domain masquerading as the legitimate Octalbit platform. This impostor site lures cryptocurrency users into connecting their wallets, then silently exfiltrates funds via malicious smart contract interactions. The threat actor leverages urgency and branding deception to bypass user skepticism, a tactic increasingly prevalent in crypto phishing campaigns.  The domain octalbitmine.shop resolves to IP 148.72.153.160 and was flagged by only 1 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors at time of analysis. The SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt provides a false sense of legitimacy, while the page title 'Octalbitmiens' demonstrates typosquatting intent. Historical data suggests this domain was recently registered, though exact creation date remains unverified through public sources. This low detection rate combined with recent infrastructure suggests an emerging threat still flying under the radar of most security solutions.  If you visited octalbitmine.shop, immediately disconnect your wallet from any connected dApps, revoke any suspicious token approvals via tools like revoke.cash, and transfer remaining assets to a clean wallet. Monitor your transaction history for unauthorized transfers and consider reporting the domain to your wallet provider's phishing team. Implementing hardware wallet isolation for large holdings adds critical protection against crypto drainer attacks.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260416-FDBFFD

## 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/octalbitmine.shop/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=octalbitmine.shop
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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