# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pbkminer.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-01 21:35:13 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pbkminer.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 67/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.80.1 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Gname.com Pte. Ltd. Nameservers: ["demi.ns.cloudflare.com", "robert.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: PBK Miner ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: SSL Corporation / Cloudflare TLS Issuing ECC CA 3 Expires: 2026-05-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: d0bcf5e7d0d0ad74ea8732c3e032682e9bf56e0f5c42f073ef33d6d2a006721f ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:20:22 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-23 13:12:13 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019898a7-93ec-72ba-afc8-92fbcd99e9d5/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/pbkminer.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pbkminer.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pbkminer.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pbkminer.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pbkminer.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:57:52 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy has identified pbkminer.com as a domain involved in generic phishing activities, exhibiting suspicious behavior aimed at deceiving users. The domain's page titled "PBK Miner" suggests a facade related to cryptocurrency or mining services, potentially used to lure victims. Although assessed as a low-risk threat, caution is advised as phishing domains can lead to credential theft or other malicious outcomes. The domain pbkminer.com was registered on February 21, 2026, through Gname.com Pte. Ltd., and resolves to the IP address 104.21.80.1. It has been listed on one security blocklist, and VirusTotal analysis shows that only one out of 95 vendors flagged it, indicating limited detection but not negating risk. The infrastructure reflects typical characteristics of phishing setups, often leveraging newly registered domains and cloud-based hosting. Currently, pbkminer.com is taken offline, mitigating immediate risk to users. PhishDestroy recommends continued vigilance for related domains or variants and suggests organizations update their blocklists accordingly. Users should avoid interacting with sites mimicking mining or financial services and report suspicious domains to security teams promptly. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: d0bcf5e7d0d0ad74ea8732c3e032682e9bf56e0f5c42f073ef33d6d2a006721f ## 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/pbkminer.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=pbkminer.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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io