# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pudgy-penguins.network
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Fetched:   2026-05-14 02:04:17 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pudgy-penguins.network/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 30 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 87/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: wallet_connect_phish
Targeted brand: solana

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      62.60.226.16 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
ASN:             ASAS214351 FEMOIT FEMO IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED, GB
Hosting org:     AS214351 FEMO IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Nameservers:     aleena.ns.cloudflare.com, dylan.ns.cloudflare.com
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: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-09-12 04:26:31 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 14:17:22 UTC (STALE — 30 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 30 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 30 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01993c2b-e2c1-756f-a478-d9e15ed2152f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/pudgy-penguins.network
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pudgy-penguins.network
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pudgy-penguins.network
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pudgy-penguins.network
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pudgy-penguins.network/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:22:28 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-penguins.network as a medium-risk generic phishing domain posing as a cryptocurrency-related site with a deceptive page titled "Claim Your $PENGU | Pudgy Penguins." This domain aimed to trick users into revealing sensitive information under the guise of a token claim.

The domain resolved to IP address 198.18.46.176 and appeared on four separate security blocklists. Despite lacking registration details, it was flagged by multiple security vendors for phishing activity. Currently, the domain is offline, reducing immediate risk.

Users are advised to refrain from visiting or interacting with this domain or any related links. Always verify the authenticity of cryptocurrency and NFT platforms through official channels, and report suspicious sites to enhance collective security.

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