# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pay-okx.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-20 23:15:40 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pay-okx.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: OKX ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 12/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, SOCRadar, Sophos URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 193.169.194.67 (DE, Kleve) Hosting org: AS214576 Berdiev Ruslan Mukhabatovich Registrar: CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Nameservers: ns3.cnmsn.com, ns4.cnmsn.com Registered: 2026-05-12 Expires: 2027-05-12 Page title: Securing access ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-02 14:16:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-02 11:20:08 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-21 00:40:37 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 16:45:18 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e880a-630d-75e2-88c0-cd37e60c016e/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/dec065d4-df32-4aa8-a0b8-5efa7e2c5fb8 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/pay-okx.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pay-okx.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pay-okx.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pay-okx.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pay-okx.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 16:41:07 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain pay-okx.com has been identified as a brand impersonation site, specifically targeting the OKX brand, with the intent of deceiving users into divulging sensitive information. This threat is categorized as a high-risk brand impersonation, where attackers aim to exploit the trust associated with the legitimate brand to facilitate their malicious activities. The site does not appear to be utilizing a known crypto drainer kit, but its primary goal is to impersonate OKX, thereby undermining the security and trust of the brand's legitimate services. Technical analysis of pay-okx.com reveals that it resolves to the IP address 193.169.194.67, with a VirusTotal score of 12/95, indicating that a significant number of security vendors have flagged this domain as malicious. The domain was registered through CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED and was created on May 12, 2026. Notably, pay-okx.com lacks an SSL certificate, which is a critical security oversight. Furthermore, this domain appears on 3 security blocklists, underscoring its malicious nature. The domain's registrar and the specifics of its creation are key indicators of its illicit intentions. Currently, pay-okx.com is offline, which suggests that response actions may have been taken to mitigate the threat it posed. Despite this, users are advised to remain vigilant, as the malicious intent behind this domain could be replicated or redirected through other means. The fact that pay-okx.com was able to impersonate a well-known brand like OKX highlights the importance of verifying the authenticity of websites, especially those related to financial or sensitive information. Users are encouraged to verify the legitimacy of websites on platforms like PhishDestroy to ensure their safety and security online, given the evolving nature of such threats and the potential for similar domains to emerge. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260602-8DC2C5 ## 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/pay-okx.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=pay-okx.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 167,034 domains (14,896 alive under monitoring, 151,820 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io