# PhishDestroy threat dossier — payments-cryptomus.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-28 02:42:12 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/payments-cryptomus.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 92/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 8/92 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 178.16.52.249 (DE, Frankfurt am Main) ASN: AS202412 Omegatech LTD Hosting org: Omegatech 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: a.dnspod.com, b.dnspod.com, c.dnspod.com Registered: 2026-05-14 Page title: Loading ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-08-15 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 077e2be0ff8195d22a87e4f412d7d33f60c57c092f6a10f57e853fe8183019e9 ## 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: 2026-05-14 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-18 22:29:42 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-18 19:31:15 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-28 04:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 17:30:35 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e3c8e-8cc6-7765-93b3-a7ad2badefa3/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/96e49fbb-08b7-40df-af56-31071920c202 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/payments-cryptomus.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.payments-cryptomus.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=payments-cryptomus.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/payments-cryptomus.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/payments-cryptomus.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 05:25:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, payments-cryptomus.com, is assessed at an elevated risk level and is identified as a generic phishing site, specifically a fake login page designed to steal user credentials. The domain has been taken offline, but its historical data and technical indicators provide valuable insights into the nature and scale of the threat. Analysis indicates that the domain payments-cryptomus.com resolves to the IP address 178.16.52.249 and was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED on May 14, 2026. The domain appears on one security blocklist and has a VirusTotal detection count of 8 out of 95 security vendors. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, which is a common choice for phishing sites due to its ease of use and credibility. The site's page title is simply 'Loading,' which may be an attempt to deceive users into thinking the site is still processing. ScamAdviser and Gridinsoft provide trust scores of 1/100 and 0/100, respectively, indicating a high level of suspicion. The domain has been blocked by PhishDestroy, further confirming its malicious nature. The site uses HTTP/3, which could suggest a more sophisticated infrastructure capable of handling a large volume of traffic. To mitigate the risks associated with this fake login site, users are advised to verify the URL and SSL certificate of any login pages, especially those related to financial services or cryptocurrency platforms. Employing multi-factor authentication (MFA) can significantly reduce the likelihood of credential theft. Organizations should update their security policies to include regular phishing awareness training and implement advanced threat detection tools to identify and block such sites. Additionally, network administrators should monitor DNS and IP traffic for any connections to the IP address 178.16.52.249 and block them immediately to prevent potential data breaches. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 8/92 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260518-904192 TLS cert SHA-256: 077e2be0ff8195d22a87e4f412d7d33f60c57c092f6a10f57e853fe8183019e9 ## 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/payments-cryptomus.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=payments-cryptomus.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: 170,941 domains (12,724 alive under monitoring, 157,804 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io