# PhishDestroy threat dossier — punkthecoins.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-24 18:58:28 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/punkthecoins.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 85/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, LevelBlue ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: 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: ["lady.ns.cloudflare.com", "rob.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-21 Page title: $PUNK HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-07-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: dfb3fc2d114e7d1656e1fe10cadf072f027516a55f62a2b125b42c1bb47d4517 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: REPORTS FILED. Domain eventually taken down after 1 abuse notice(s). Reports filed: 1 independent abuse notifications First report: 2026-04-22 16:03:46 UTC Days since first notice: 2 (eventually taken down) ICANN Compliance CC'd on at least one escalation — non-response is on record. Methodology: follow-up reports are sent ONLY when a victim re-submitted a re-report via our public form, our monitoring detected the domain resurfacing in SEO/feeds, OR our live-checker confirmed the domain is still technically active and fraudulent. Each report contains: VT verdict, URLScan snapshot, WHOIS, SSL metadata, IP/hosting chain, impersonated-brand evidence, drainer/kit classification, screenshots, and a cryptographic hash of the forensic PDF. ICANN RAA Sec. 3.18 applies. Per-report timeline: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/punkthecoins.xyz/#coordinated-suppression ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-21 14:15:00 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-21 11:15:39 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-24 16:17:59 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-23 03:11:57 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dafbe-0555-75eb-b1ab-a991ef9a6aa6/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/18a17e3d-2405-45bd-a250-ca0bb5ff3d82 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/punkthecoins.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.punkthecoins.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=punkthecoins.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/punkthecoins.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/punkthecoins.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-21 14:16:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies punkthecoins.xyz as an active crypto-draining phishing domain currently under investigation. The domain resolves to IP 188.114.97.3, carries a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, and was registered on April 21, 2026 via NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. At the time of this report, VirusTotal returned 0 detections out of 95 engines, indicating that generic antivirus and scanning tooling has not yet flagged this domain. No public blocklist records were detected, and domain trust scores remain neutral due to its recent creation. This domain exhibits multiple indicators consistent with a crypto-draining campaign. Its recent registration (April 2026) suggests opportunistic fraud rather than established reputation abuse, while the use of a legitimate SSL certificate (Let’s Encrypt) is a common tactic to evade browser-based warnings. The hosting IP, 188.114.97.3, is associated with dynamic content delivery networks (CDNs) frequently leveraged by phishing operators to evade takedowns and geofencing. The absence of detections on VirusTotal highlights a critical detection gap, likely due to the domain’s infancy and the use of novel infrastructure. Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with punkthecoins.xyz. If you received a link via email, social media, or messaging platforms, do not click—even if the message appears official. Always verify the domain independently by typing the correct URL directly into your browser or using a trusted link shortener service. For suspected crypto-draining pages, use a sandbox environment such as PhishDestroy to inspect the site’s JavaScript and wallet connection prompts before entering any credentials or approving transactions. Report this domain immediately to your wallet provider and local cybersecurity teams if you or your organization were targeted. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260421-B30519 Favicon MD5: fb4e5cec04ce5ca8c510afa4b6262868 TLS cert SHA-256: dfb3fc2d114e7d1656e1fe10cadf072f027516a55f62a2b125b42c1bb47d4517 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/punkthecoins.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=punkthecoins.xyz Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io