# PhishDestroy threat dossier — okx.trade
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Fetched:   2026-06-27 18:00:52 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/okx.trade/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 83/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: OKX

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      2a06:98c1:3108::6812:2bae (US, San Jose)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     ns1.dyna-ns.net, ns2.dyna-ns.net
Registered:      2026-06-26
Expires:         2027-06-26
Page title:      Earn rewards when you get started on OKX | My referral code: 10716672 | OKX Europe
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-09-24
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 81cd8234465143f2a9264bf807d10bb30644e961d8d33b98992225ffda13639f

## 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: 2026-06-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-26 13:52:32 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-26 11:57:07 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-27 16:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-26 18:16:44 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f03c4-ff3b-764a-9ddb-007838c3c0a8/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/be3f606e-0dae-4177-a778-8d76fc80e025
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/okx.trade
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.okx.trade
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=okx.trade
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/okx.trade
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/okx.trade/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-26 13:57:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, okx.trade, is flagged as an active brand impersonation threat targeting OKX, a major cryptocurrency exchange platform. The page title, 'Earn rewards when you get started on OKX | My referral code: 10716672 | OKX Europe,' explicitly mimics legitimate referral programs, a common tactic to lure victims into interacting with fraudulent infrastructure. No crypto drainer kit signatures have been identified at this stage, but the presence of a referral code suggests financial incentive abuse, likely tied to affiliate fraud or credential harvesting for subsequent account compromise.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain was registered on June 26, 2026, through Dynadot Inc, a registrar frequently observed in phishing operations. It currently resolves to IP address 54.215.31.113, hosted on infrastructure with no prior blocklist associations. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for both legitimate and malicious domains. VirusTotal reports 0/95 detections, indicating no antivirus engines have flagged the domain as malicious at the time of analysis. No entries were found in Google Safe Browsing or other major blocklists, suggesting the campaign remains undetected by automated systems.  The domain remains active and operational, serving content designed to deceive users into engaging with the referral program. Response actions should include immediate submission to blocklists, registrar abuse reporting, and monitoring for associated wallet addresses or credential collection endpoints. The risk to end users persists due to the domain's undetected status and the use of social engineering tactics targeting OKX's user base. Users are advised to verify domain authenticity via official channels and avoid interacting with unsolicited referral links, particularly those offering financial incentives. Further investigation is required to determine if this infrastructure is part of a larger campaign or linked to known threat actors.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 1/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260626-10D7A5
TLS cert SHA-256:      81cd8234465143f2a9264bf807d10bb30644e961d8d33b98992225ffda13639f

## 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/okx.trade/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=okx.trade
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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