# PhishDestroy threat dossier — paycard.one ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-27 07:38:56 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/paycard.one/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain URLQuery: 1 detections Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Global Domain Group LLC Nameservers: charles.ns.cloudflare.com, marissa.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-21 Page title: paycrypt ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-07-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: aad91f7ce9e97353758e1e07d5bb2f76412a76da90360c44ce70d93ae5ecd85c ## 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: 2026-04-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-20 15:54:54 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-20 12:56:26 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-27 08:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 17:30:17 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e4572-bb88-7108-8322-61d2342b7150/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/553c2c95-0211-430f-886b-3623ca7ee1f2 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/paycard.one crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.paycard.one Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=paycard.one AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/paycard.one URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/paycard.one/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 15:46:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, paycard.one, is flagged as a high-risk generic phishing site targeting cryptocurrency users. Analysis indicates it impersonates legitimate crypto payment portals, likely deploying a drainer kit to siphon digital assets from victims. The page title, paycrypt, suggests a focus on cryptocurrency transactions, a common tactic in wallet-draining schemes. No direct brand impersonation is confirmed, but the infrastructure aligns with known crypto-phishing campaigns observed in recent threat intelligence reports. Infrastructure analysis reveals several critical technical indicators. The domain resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3, hosted behind CloudFlare in Canada, a frequent choice for threat actors to obscure origin servers. It was registered on April 21, 2026, through Global Domain Group LLC, a registrar often exploited for its lenient registration policies. VirusTotal detection shows 3 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain, while it appears on 3 security blocklists, including high-confidence threat feeds. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt (serial number E8), providing a false sense of security to potential victims. The domain remains active as of this assessment, with no evidence of takedown or mitigation. It is blocked by multiple threat intelligence platforms, including browser-based and wallet-level protections. Despite these countermeasures, the remaining risk is elevated due to the domain's persistence, CloudFlare obfuscation, and low detection rates on major scanning engines. Users are advised to treat any interaction with paycard.one as malicious, particularly in the context of cryptocurrency transactions. Wallet addresses, API keys, or private credentials entered on this domain should be considered compromised. Network-level blocking of the IP 188.114.97.3 is recommended for enterprise environments to prevent accidental exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260520-19592B Favicon MD5: 44fb6640c44ec5502180496626e4de3a TLS cert SHA-256: aad91f7ce9e97353758e1e07d5bb2f76412a76da90360c44ce70d93ae5ecd85c ## 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/paycard.one/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=paycard.one 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: 170,799 domains (12,462 alive under monitoring, 157,933 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io