# PhishDestroy threat dossier — optimismbu.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-25 23:57:50 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/optimismbu.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 82/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Crypto Scam
Targeted brand: Optimism (and: apple, google, mastercard, optimism, paypal)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      14/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      23.227.38.74 (CA, Ottawa)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       DREAMHOST
Nameservers:     cameron.ns.cloudflare.com, maleah.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-09-25
Expires:         2026-09-25
Page title:      Optimismbu
HTTP response:   301

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-06-04
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 01fb94987c9fd5d60e079185b209115cf2f8b80fbba7475ccc9de2770450d3a5

## 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: 2025-09-25 (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:    2025-11-08 19:22:56 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-26 00:21:59 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 15:27:56 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/019a64eb-8e39-71cf-b47f-dbe98e5c806b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/optimismbu.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.optimismbu.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=optimismbu.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/optimismbu.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/optimismbu.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-07 21:53:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

optimismbu.com Phishing Intelligence Report - PhishDestroy

The site optimismbu.com impersonated the Optimism brand and was identified as a cryptocurrency scam. It posed as a legitimate platform to deceive users into engaging with fraudulent cryptocurrency-related activities, posing a financial threat.

Technical evidence shows the site was flagged by 14 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors, with detections from ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, and CyRadar. It was registered with DREAMHOST, hosted on IP 23.227.38.74 (AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc., Canada), and created on 2025-09-25. The SSL certificate was issued by Google Trust Services (WE1), and nameservers were cameron.ns.cloudflare.com and maleah.ns.cloudflare.com.

The site is currently offline and has a DOM risk score of 25. GridinSoft trust is 0 out of 100, with 1 blocklist entry, indicating a moderate risk level. It is not actively accessible but remains a threat if it becomes operational again.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       3d59281f9cdd255940d5360ccc2f8bdb
TLS cert SHA-256:      01fb94987c9fd5d60e079185b209115cf2f8b80fbba7475ccc9de2770450d3a5

## 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 (operator 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/optimismbu.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=optimismbu.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

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