# PhishDestroy threat dossier — payunlockpinet.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-17 09:28:29 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/payunlockpinet.com/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 33 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.12.80.250 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Pi Blockchain, Community & Developer Platform | Pi Network

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R11
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:22:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 13:13:33 UTC (STALE — 33 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-04-09 01:45:07 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 33 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 33 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0197ff32-6d4d-71b4-8f04-16c06f5d3c7f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/payunlockpinet.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.payunlockpinet.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=payunlockpinet.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/payunlockpinet.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/payunlockpinet.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:49:41 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies payunlockpinet.com as a high-risk phishing domain masquerading as a platform related to Pi Network, a popular blockchain and developer community. This domain is classified under generic phishing due to its deceptive page title and intent to steal sensitive user information.

Technical indicators include its creation date of February 21, 2026, and resolution to IP address 198.12.80.250. VirusTotal flags 12 out of 95 security vendors for this domain, and it appears on one security blocklist. The page title "Pi Blockchain, Community & Developer Platform | Pi Network" is used to lure victims by mimicking legitimate services.

The domain remains active and continues to pose a significant threat to users seeking Pi Network-related services. Users are strongly advised to avoid this domain and report any suspicious activity. Security teams should monitor and block payunlockpinet.com to prevent further credential theft and phishing attacks.

## 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/payunlockpinet.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=payunlockpinet.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

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