# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pudgy-penguin.finance
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Fetched:   2026-06-06 22:42:40 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pudgy-penguin.finance/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      19/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Certego, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot
URLQuery:        100 detections
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.157.189 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
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:     ["itzel.ns.cloudflare.com", "lex.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-01-30
Expires:         2027-01-30
Page title:      Claim Your $PENGU | Pudgy Penguins

## 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: 2026-01-30 (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:    2026-02-01 08:27:53 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 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/019c1520-72e5-72e8-bcf7-951db40d2de3/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/pudgy-penguin.finance
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pudgy-penguin.finance
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pudgy-penguin.finance
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pudgy-penguin.finance
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pudgy-penguin.finance/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-18 23:59:46 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies pudgy-penguin.finance as a high-risk generic phishing domain impersonating cryptocurrency services. The page title "Claim Your $PENGU | Pudgy Penguins" suggests fraudulent token claims targeting users.

The domain was created on January 30, 2026, registered through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited, and resolves to IP 172.67.157.189. It is flagged by 19 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors, appears on two security blocklists, and is referenced in one AlienVault OTX threat pulse, indicating confirmed malicious activity.

Currently, pudgy-penguin.finance is offline and no longer active. Users are advised to avoid this domain, ensure their credentials remain secure, and report any related suspicious emails or messages to help prevent phishing attacks.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       f1591a5221136c49438642155691ae6c68e25b7241f3d7ebe975b09a77662016

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