# PhishDestroy threat dossier — rangi.exchange ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 12:46:22 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/rangi.exchange/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 85/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 14/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (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: dean.ns.cloudflare.com, sonia.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2026-11-29 Page title: Rango Exchange | Swap Anything Anywhere HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (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) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-01-21 17:47:16 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-13 07:51:23 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-01 04:29:53 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/019be105-5395-750b-9773-cbbcde00ca83/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/rangi.exchange crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.rangi.exchange Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=rangi.exchange AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/rangi.exchange URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/rangi.exchange/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:25:41 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies rangi.exchange as a high-risk domain primarily involved in generic phishing activities. The threat level is elevated due to its intent to deceive users, potentially to steal sensitive information or credentials under the guise of a cryptocurrency exchange platform. Supporting evidence includes its appearance on three separate security blocklists and detection by 14 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors. The domain was registered recently on February 21, 2026, through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited, and resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3. These factors, combined with its suspicious “Rango Exchange | Swap Anything Anywhere” title, suggest malicious intent targeting users interested in cryptocurrency swaps. The domain is currently offline, mitigating immediate risk of active phishing. Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with rangi.exchange or providing any personal data. Organizations should update their blocklists to include this domain and monitor for any future reactivation. PhishDestroy continues to track this domain’s status to provide timely alerts for potential phishing threats. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: f44d8e1ceb5a5188d8adb6d0dd194802f562073bf4758cf07ca768f9cc8e88e2 ## 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/rangi.exchange/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=rangi.exchange 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