# PhishDestroy threat dossier — optimism.is
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Fetched:   2026-05-02 05:29:14 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/optimism.is/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 18 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 86/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Optimism (and: compound, optimism, outlook, spark, ups)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Seclookup
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      99.83.231.61 (US, Seattle)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Nameservers:     dns1.registrar-servers.com, dns2.registrar-servers.com
Registered:      2024-06-07
Expires:         2026-06-07
Page title:      This is Optimism | Friday 27 June 2025

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     DigiCert Inc / DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1
Expires:    2027-03-19
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: bc3a8134c21a842e64ea34d488826dd2ba50f59a3bcbaed1e6b71a4242de1478
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - netlify.app

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2024-06-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-08-10 01:52:02 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 05:59:42 UTC (STALE — 18 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-03-16 00:05:18 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 18 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 18 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019891ad-38aa-73ac-9f0b-f7133fac92de/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/optimism.is
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.optimism.is
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=optimism.is
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/optimism.is
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/optimism.is/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:17:20 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies optimism.is as an active phishing domain impersonating the Optimism brand, posing a medium-risk threat. Users visiting this site risk exposure to deceptive content designed to steal credentials or sensitive information.

This phishing campaign operates by mimicking official Optimism pages, including a convincing page title, to lure victims into trusting the fraudulent site. The domain resolves to 99.83.231.61 and is listed on multiple security blocklists, confirming its malicious intent.

Users should avoid clicking links to optimism.is and verify URLs carefully before entering any credentials. Employ updated security solutions and report suspicious domains to help mitigate the risk of phishing attacks.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       5501befd79906d094b435b1751d93b74
TLS cert SHA-256:      bc3a8134c21a842e64ea34d488826dd2ba50f59a3bcbaed1e6b71a4242de1478

## 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/optimism.is/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=optimism.is
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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