# PhishDestroy threat dossier — phemex.trading
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 08:52:16 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/phemex.trading/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 55/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/95 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      47.237.71.217 (SG, Singapore)
ASN:             ASAS45102 ALIBABA-CN-NET Alibaba US Technology Co., Ltd., CN
Hosting org:     AS45102 Alibaba (US) Technology Co., Ltd.
Registrar:       Gandi SAS
Nameservers:     1
Registered:      2025-06-18
Expires:         2025-07-19
Page title:      Phemex
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2025-06-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-07-19 05:54:37 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 11:57:09 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-04 23:52:40 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019821e4-5e8f-730f-8e04-173fbe56089b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/phemex.trading
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.phemex.trading
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=phemex.trading
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/phemex.trading
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/phemex.trading/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:17:14 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 phemex.trading as a domain associated with potential phishing activity, although its risk level remains under investigation. The domain was registered recently and has since been taken offline, indicating possible malicious intent. Users should exercise caution as phishing sites often attempt to deceive visitors into revealing sensitive information such as login credentials or financial details.

This phishing attempt likely mimics the legitimate Phemex brand to lure victims into a false sense of security. While VirusTotal scans show no detections as of now, the domain's presence on a security blocklist and its offline status suggest it was used in fraudulent schemes. The domain resolved to an IP address based in Asia, registered through Gandi SAS, and displayed a page titled "Phemex" to imitate the genuine platform.

If you have visited phemex.trading, it is crucial to immediately review your accounts for suspicious activity and change any passwords that may have been entered on the site. Avoid clicking any links from suspicious sources and consider running a full security scan on your devices. Reporting the incident to your IT security team or a trusted cybersecurity platform like PhishDestroy can help prevent others from falling victim to similar scams.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       b3c8115138bfb81c2222d1ac12d52348fd270321eee3e921a9fe7105ff926d2c

## 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/phemex.trading/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=phemex.trading
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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