# PhishDestroy threat dossier — optimismphantasm.shop ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-28 16:55:28 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/optimismphantasm.shop/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Optimism Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: status_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, Netcraft, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Namecheap, Inc. Nameservers: faye.ns.cloudflare.com, tony.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-07 Expires: 2027-05-07 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-05 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 8fddd495ee961cef21ae72633d08fa9a2726d41c2cd7d32dbd73860a44bf48df ## 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: 2026-05-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-12 21:47:18 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-12 21:47:18 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-28 16:20:38 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-13 13:01:35 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ebd5e-0a50-7084-a5c5-58907fcdf72b/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/optimismphantasm.shop crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.optimismphantasm.shop Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=optimismphantasm.shop AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/optimismphantasm.shop URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/optimismphantasm.shop/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 22:50:45 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, optimismphantasm.shop, is flagged for brand impersonation targeting the Optimism cryptocurrency platform. Analysis indicates the site was designed to deceive users into believing it was an official Optimism portal, likely for fraudulent purposes such as credential theft or unauthorized fund transfers. No specific drainer kit signatures were identified, but the domain's infrastructure and impersonation tactics align with known cryptocurrency-related phishing campaigns. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3 and was registered through Namecheap, Inc. on May 07, 2026, an anomalous future date suggesting potential registration data manipulation. The domain is detected by 6 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, and it appears on one security blocklist. It employs a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate and leverages Cloudflare with HTTP/3 support, which may have been used to obfuscate its true origin or evade detection. The domain has been observed in four threat intelligence pulses on AlienVault OTX, further corroborating its malicious nature. As of the latest assessment, optimismphantasm.shop has been taken offline, reducing immediate exposure risk. However, the domain's registration remains active, and similar impersonation attempts may re-emerge under different domains or infrastructure. Users who interacted with the site are advised to monitor for unauthorized transactions, revoke any connected wallet permissions, and verify the legitimacy of any Optimism-related communications. Organizations should update blocklists to include this domain and its associated IP address to prevent future access attempts. The elevated risk level is retained due to the domain's prior use in targeted brand impersonation and its potential for reactivation. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 4db03308bfc7de5440824f9635859c5d TLS cert SHA-256: 8fddd495ee961cef21ae72633d08fa9a2726d41c2cd7d32dbd73860a44bf48df ## 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/optimismphantasm.shop/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=optimismphantasm.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 172,026 domains (13,419 alive under monitoring, 158,116 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io