# PhishDestroy threat dossier — polakdot.finance
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Fetched:   2026-05-14 05:27:31 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/polakdot.finance/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 75/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: across (and: celer, ethereum, foundation, gmail, google)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.64.36 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
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:     terry.ns.cloudflare.com, ximena.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-09-08
Expires:         2026-09-08
Page title:      Polkadot (DOT) | Scalable Multi-Chain Interoperability & Security
HTTP response:   530

## 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: 2025-09-08 (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:    2025-09-16 15:04:02 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-14 07:07:48 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/019953b2-9070-7674-8437-779010708439/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/polakdot.finance
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.polakdot.finance
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=polakdot.finance
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/polakdot.finance
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/polakdot.finance/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:40:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies polakdot.finance as a medium-risk generic phishing domain impersonating the Polkadot cryptocurrency platform. The site aimed to deceive users by mimicking Polkadot's branding and services related to multi-chain interoperability and security.

This domain resolved to IP address 104.21.64.36 and was listed on four security blocklists. VirusTotal analysis flagged it by 3 out of 95 security vendors, indicating some detection but not widespread consensus. The page title 'Polkadot (DOT) | Scalable Multi-Chain Interoperability & Security' signals an attempt to lure users familiar with Polkadot into phishing traps.

Currently, polakdot.finance is offline, mitigating immediate risk. Users should remain cautious of similar domains and avoid providing personal or financial information. Employing domain blocklists, browser protections, and verifying URLs before interaction are recommended best practices to prevent phishing exposure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       3c374b21a2925674bf88351bd076b8026f7cbef11e9925595aaf910938aeb288

## 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/polakdot.finance/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=polakdot.finance
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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