# PhishDestroy threat dossier — rewards-xrpl.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-15 09:03:28 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/rewards-xrpl.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Giveaway Targeted brand: Ledger ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, SOCRadar URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.80.167 (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: ada.ns.cloudflare.com, will.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-10 Expires: 2027-07-10 Page title: Just a moment... HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-10-08 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 20003de589bc576853a47c1b4185f456777147570d1377715ec5f3b2184e1404 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-07-10 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-13 23:13:23 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-14 13:54:09 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-15 08:20:42 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f5d52-bd80-75ca-9bef-d124d39bdb0b/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/c8fdad4d-ddd9-41c2-a02e-1314591c5eeb Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/rewards-xrpl.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.rewards-xrpl.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=rewards-xrpl.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/rewards-xrpl.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/rewards-xrpl.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-13 23:20:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, rewards-xrpl.live, is flagged as an active phishing site targeting users of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) with a fraudulent giveaway scheme. Registered on July 10, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, the domain resolves to IP address 104.21.80.167, which is part of a content delivery network known for masking malicious infrastructure. Analysis indicates the use of Cloudflare nameservers (ada.ns.cloudflare.com and will.ns.cloudflare.com), a common tactic to obscure hosting details and evade takedowns. The domain appears in one threat intelligence pulse on AlienVault OTX, suggesting early detection but limited widespread reporting. Infrastructure review reveals no additional indicators of compromise, such as associated malware hashes or confirmed phishing kits, at this stage. The exact content of the site remains unanalyzed, but the domain name strongly implies a fraudulent XRP giveaway or reward scam, a recurring tactic in cryptocurrency phishing. Defenders should treat this domain as high-risk due to its recent registration, use of anonymization services, and alignment with known XRP-themed phishing patterns. Immediate actions include blocking DNS resolution to 104.21.80.167, monitoring for related subdomains or IPs, and alerting users about the threat. Further investigation is required to determine if the site employs additional evasion techniques or targets specific user demographics. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260714-227546 Favicon MD5: ce7ffb14c41b18af24eef023a793fcea TLS cert SHA-256: 20003de589bc576853a47c1b4185f456777147570d1377715ec5f3b2184e1404 ## 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 (operator 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/rewards-xrpl.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=rewards-xrpl.live 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 179,140 domains (50,744 alive under monitoring, 128,396 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io