# PhishDestroy threat dossier — polymarket.hidden.market
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 16:27:47 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/polymarket.hidden.market/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 97/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation (Polymarket)
Targeted brand: Polymarket

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      9/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Fortinet, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar
URLQuery:        100 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.194.221 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     NS_NOT_FOUND
Page title:      Polymarket - Private Markets
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-06-01
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: f8b0216dcb566c2f421b990bc4efba263e9e38ccdd8a9c5bb921e23854b1fe49
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - hidden.market

## 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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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-11-09 16:07:48 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 07:52:28 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-28 04:09:33 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/019a695f-3db2-72a3-95b6-d07ed5ce6c5d/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/polymarket.hidden.market
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.polymarket.hidden.market
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=polymarket.hidden.market
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/polymarket.hidden.market
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/polymarket.hidden.market/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:48:57 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.hidden.market as a medium-risk brand impersonation threat targeting Polymarket users. While the domain is currently offline, its prior activity posed potential risks of user deception and data compromise by masquerading as a legitimate platform.

The domain was registered through Cloudflare, Inc. and resolved to IP 104.21.20.238. It was flagged by 9 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appeared on two security blocklists, indicating recognition by multiple threat intelligence sources. The page title "Polymarket - Private Markets" further confirms its attempt to mimic the official Polymarket brand.

Users and organizations should remain cautious when interacting with Polymarket-related links and ensure URLs are verified through official channels. Employing robust email and web filtering solutions, alongside user awareness training, can help mitigate risks from similar brand impersonation attempts. PhishDestroy continues to monitor such domains to protect the community from evolving phishing tactics.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       c69cf6650e5e4acabcd9fa2519e5c4df
TLS cert SHA-256:      f8b0216dcb566c2f421b990bc4efba263e9e38ccdd8a9c5bb921e23854b1fe49

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