# PhishDestroy threat dossier — redcex.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-29 03:07:48 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/redcex.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange Targeted brand: Ethereum ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## 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: ashley.ns.cloudflare.com, terin.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-24 Expires: 2027-06-24 Page title: Buy & Sell Bitcoin, Ethereum | Cryptocurrency Exchange | RedCex ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-22 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 060c7b2451c5b61fbabfbb84a612acefb883b8afe82c42236c45c1331d6aeedb ## 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: 2026-06-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-28 14:30:33 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-06-29 04:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-29 00:03:03 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0e34-7100-7465-bf4b-a3b2d9b5a6e2/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/redcex.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.redcex.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=redcex.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/redcex.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/redcex.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-28 14:35:58 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain redcex.com poses a significant risk as it is flagged for brand impersonation. This site purports to be a cryptocurrency exchange for Bitcoin and Ethereum, potentially misleading users into sharing sensitive information or transferring funds to malicious actors. Such impersonation can lead to severe financial loss for individuals unaware of the deception. Infrastructure analysis indicates that redcex.com was created on June 24, 2026, and is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, suggesting a potentially evasive or less trustworthy registrar. The site has been recorded with a security vendor rating of 2 out of 95 on VirusTotal, which underscores the low probability of safety associated with this domain. The domain resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3, which could be linked to other nefarious activities. If you have visited redcex.com, it is critical to take immediate action to protect your financial and personal information. Users are advised to change any passwords that may have been used while accessing this site and monitor their cryptocurrency and bank accounts for unauthorized transactions. Additionally, consider reporting the incident to relevant authorities and engage in security practices such as enabling two-factor authentication and using a password manager to enhance overall cybersecurity. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: d0bc2b95f1b953e7d346f2513f4c4d14 TLS cert SHA-256: 060c7b2451c5b61fbabfbb84a612acefb883b8afe82c42236c45c1331d6aeedb ## 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/redcex.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=redcex.com 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: 172,269 domains (14,872 alive under monitoring, 156,851 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io