# PhishDestroy threat dossier — register-espresso.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-30 22:08:32 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/register-espresso.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 77/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 11/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, URLQuery URLQuery: 5 detections AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.166.95 (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: alfred.ns.cloudflare.com, mariah.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2027-01-31 Page title: Espresso Claim Portal HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-01 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 7d1a65aec37513be9a4db6cd335801ffdcbee8ea3acafbd78cb2bb2b5e0204ed ## 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: 2026-01-31 03:48:38 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-30 21:20:41 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-01 03:35:55 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/019c120a-1374-70de-bfb8-9306eea3fc2a/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/75ba7327-bfd9-4bcb-a5ef-2bbd3995195f Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/register-espresso.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.register-espresso.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=register-espresso.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/register-espresso.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/register-espresso.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:59:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies register-espresso.com as a high-risk phishing domain targeting unsuspecting users by masquerading as the "Espresso Claim Portal." This type of threat is critical because it aims to steal sensitive information such as login credentials or financial data, potentially leading to identity theft or financial loss. Users encountering this domain should exercise extreme caution as it is designed to deceive and manipulate. The domain register-espresso.com was registered on February 21, 2026, through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited, and was associated with the IP address 172.67.166.95. It appeared on four security blocklists and was flagged in an AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulse. Additionally, VirusTotal detected suspicious activity from 11 out of 95 security vendors. These indicators collectively confirm its malicious intent. The domain has since been taken offline, reducing immediate risk but not eliminating the need for vigilance. Users should avoid visiting register-espresso.com or providing any personal or financial information to it. If you have already interacted with this site, it is advisable to change passwords and monitor accounts for unusual activity. Always verify URLs carefully, especially those claiming to be portals for claims or rewards, and use trusted security solutions to detect and block phishing attempts. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260131-FCC311 Favicon SHA-256: b66026f6ab26a0bae77a8273ef7e0d683ea316fc428046769b85195eb0891a85 TLS cert SHA-256: 7d1a65aec37513be9a4db6cd335801ffdcbee8ea3acafbd78cb2bb2b5e0204ed ## 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/register-espresso.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=register-espresso.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: 156,139 domains (37,250 alive under monitoring, 118,475 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io