# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pan-cakeswap.finance
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Fetched:   2026-06-07 01:26:57 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pan-cakeswap.finance/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: backpack (and: binance, curve, phantom, raydium, revolut)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      14/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      185.242.245.61 (NL, Amsterdam)
ASN:             ASAS214927 PSB-AS PSB HOSTING LTD, GB
Hosting org:     AS214927 PSB HOSTING LTD
Registrar:       NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     ["ns3.my-ndns.com", "ns4.my-ndns.com"]
Registered:      2025-11-23
Page title:      Pump.fun Official Guide 2025: Safe Pump Fun Crypto Launch, Trade, Create & Connect Wallet Tutorial

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R12
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-11-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:21:32 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-10 08:42:00 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/019b5d52-5436-74dd-a67e-bd39968d9ab9/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/pan-cakeswap.finance
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pan-cakeswap.finance
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pan-cakeswap.finance
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pan-cakeswap.finance
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pan-cakeswap.finance/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 00:58:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies pan-cakeswap.finance as a high-risk malicious domain engaged in brand impersonation targeting the legitimate PancakeSwap platform. This domain attempts to deceive users by replicating official branding and related content to facilitate fraudulent activities.

Evidence supporting the threat includes detections by 17 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, presence on two security blocklists, and an AlienVault OTX pulse linking it to suspicious campaigns. The domain, registered through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited on November 23, 2025, resolves to IP address 185.242.245.61 and remains active with a misleading page title suggesting safe crypto trading tutorials.

Users and organizations are advised to block access to pan-cakeswap.finance and monitor for related phishing attempts. Continuous vigilance is necessary as the domain remains operational. PhishDestroy recommends updating security filters and educating users about verifying official sources to prevent compromise.

## 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/pan-cakeswap.finance/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=pan-cakeswap.finance
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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