# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pay.kraken-x.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-14 11:41:58 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pay.kraken-x.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Brand Impersonation Targeted brand: Kraken ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 100.49.110.141 (US, Ashburn) ASN: ASAS14618 AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc., US Hosting org: AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ns75.domaincontrol.com, ns76.domaincontrol.com Registered: 2023-08-07 Expires: 2028-08-07 Page title: Online payment @ pay.kraken-x.com HTTP response: 301 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: GoDaddy.com, Inc. / Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2 Expires: 2026-08-07 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: d0b30bba7f1b654b70b46a14d47d9b532bac952b30d150bcfe6b4a58beb1809a Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.pay.kraken-x.com ## 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: 2023-08-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-08 14:27:36 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-14 12:20:41 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-08 18:17:53 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f41b1-f123-769c-80de-2d485e1c5b22/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/pay.kraken-x.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pay.kraken-x.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pay.kraken-x.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pay.kraken-x.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pay.kraken-x.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-08 15:00:34 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, pay.kraken-x.com, is flagged as a high-risk generic phishing resource impersonating the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange. Analysis indicates the site mimics legitimate payment portals, presenting itself as an official transaction gateway under the title 'Online payment @ pay.kraken-x.com'. The infrastructure is designed to deceive users into submitting sensitive credentials or transferring funds to attacker-controlled wallets, a common tactic in cryptocurrency phishing campaigns. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on August 07, 2023, through GoDaddy.com, LLC. It resolves to the IP address 100.49.110.141, a host with minimal detection coverage, as evidenced by a VirusTotal score of 1/95 security vendors. The domain remains unlisted on Google Safe Browsing and other major blocklists, suggesting limited prior exposure or evasion techniques employed by the threat actor. The registration details and hosting provider selection align with patterns observed in low-sophistication but high-impact phishing operations targeting financial platforms. As of the latest assessment, pay.kraken-x.com remains active and poses a significant risk to users unfamiliar with Kraken’s legitimate payment infrastructure. No takedown or sinkholing actions have been observed, and the domain continues to resolve to its original IP. Users are advised to verify payment requests exclusively through Kraken’s official channels and avoid interacting with any third-party domains claiming affiliation. Organizations should monitor for connections to 100.49.110.141 and consider blocking the domain at the network level to mitigate credential theft or unauthorized fund transfers. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 8f5af0ab459e5d5174640f2374392b4b TLS cert SHA-256: d0b30bba7f1b654b70b46a14d47d9b532bac952b30d150bcfe6b4a58beb1809a ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pay.kraken-x.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=pay.kraken-x.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 178,487 domains (50,126 alive under monitoring, 128,361 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io