# PhishDestroy threat dossier — realbitcoin.io
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Fetched:   2026-06-29 10:27:57 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/realbitcoin.io/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 78/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: Ethereum

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/92 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-05-14
Page title:      Buy & Sell Bitcoin, Ethereum | Cryptocurrency Exchange | REALBITCOIN

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-08-12
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 61e0f9d29a3e17ff53724362bccde71b780d50b05c5a10ca52d6486c9662482e

## 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: 2026-05-14 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-14 22:00:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 06:37:53 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-29 12:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-15 17:59:21 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 13:35:41 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies realbitcoin.io as a high-risk domain due to its brand impersonation threat, specifically targeting Ethereum, which poses a significant risk to users. 
   
   This domain was flagged by 1 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, has an SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt / E8, and resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3, although the creation date is not available, the current status is still active, and no specific registrar or blocklists information is provided, however, the unique seed 8b96d7 is associated with this domain.

   To mitigate the brand impersonation threat, users should be cautious when interacting with realbitcoin.io, verify the authenticity of the website, and avoid providing sensitive information, as this domain may be attempting to deceive users into revealing their Ethereum credentials, PhishDestroy recommends users to prioritize trusted sources and official Ethereum websites to avoid potential financial losses.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - WHOIS creation date: 2026-05-14

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       d0bc2b95f1b953e7d346f2513f4c4d14
TLS cert SHA-256:      61e0f9d29a3e17ff53724362bccde71b780d50b05c5a10ca52d6486c9662482e

## 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/realbitcoin.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=realbitcoin.io
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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