# PhishDestroy threat dossier — polymarket.academy
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Fetched:   2026-06-07 05:58:25 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/polymarket.academy/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: seed_phish, wallet_connect_phish
Targeted brand: across (and: coinbase, ethereum, polygon, signal)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, Seclookup, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.221.186 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     ns1.zomro.net, ns2.zomro.ru, ns3.zomro.com, ns4.zomro.su
Registered:      2025-11-06
Expires:         2026-11-06
Page title:      Polymarket Review 2026: Fees, KYC, Access & How It Works
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: 2025-11-06 (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:    2025-12-14 01:28:52 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-07 05:53:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-12 03:48:11 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/019b1a79-21b1-770e-bfc2-5180a3b1160f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/polymarket.academy
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.polymarket.academy
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=polymarket.academy
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/polymarket.academy
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/polymarket.academy/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:40:13 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies polymarket.academy as a medium-risk generic phishing domain designed to deceive users by mimicking legitimate services. Phishing attacks like these aim to steal sensitive data such as login credentials or personal information, which can lead to financial loss or identity theft. The domain’s page title, “Polymarket Review 2026: Fees, KYC, Access & How It Works,” suggests it targets users interested in financial or trading platforms, increasing the risk of fraudulent activity.

The domain polymarket.academy was registered recently in November 2025 through NameCheap, Inc., and resolves to IP address 172.67.221.186. It appears on two security blocklists and has been flagged by three out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating some detection activity but not widespread consensus. Currently, the domain is taken offline, mitigating immediate risk, but its prior presence on blocklists highlights its suspicious nature. The infrastructure suggests a typical setup for phishing campaigns relying on generic hosting and domain privacy.

Users should avoid visiting polymarket.academy or providing any personal information if encountered. Since the domain is offline, the immediate threat is reduced, but vigilance is necessary for similar future domains mimicking financial services. Always verify URLs carefully, use updated security software, and consider security tools that block access to known phishing sites. Reporting suspicious domains and enabling multi-factor authentication on financial accounts can further protect against credential theft.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       77e4ff09a1df44f71ddc86874a1c0dfa

## 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/polymarket.academy/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=polymarket.academy
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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