# PhishDestroy threat dossier — rikunex.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-29 13:03:34 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/rikunex.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 91/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 7/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Webroot URLQuery: 1 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US 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: adrian.ns.cloudflare.com, rohin.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-26 Expires: 2027-05-26 Page title: RikuNex | Official Platform for AI Assisted Trading ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-24 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: defbd60f911dcba77bccebcd08986da02a50d19492d091b60ff94182386c60f7 ## 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: 2026-05-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-01 02:03:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-31 23:19:35 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-29 12:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-10 00:19:53 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e8042-d8f9-711d-b77e-ea7057b7a6c7/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/044d2b61-4238-45bf-8d5d-b24a6d580f09 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/rikunex.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.rikunex.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=rikunex.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/rikunex.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/rikunex.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 03:18:30 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, rikunex.live, operates as a fraudulent AI-assisted trading platform designed to deceive users into disclosing sensitive financial credentials or depositing cryptocurrency under false pretenses. The site impersonates a legitimate trading service by using the branding 'RikuNex | Official Platform for AI Assisted Trading,' leveraging the appeal of automated trading to exploit victims. Analysis indicates the domain is engineered to harvest login details, payment information, or cryptocurrency wallet access, likely functioning as a crypto drainer or credential harvester targeting individuals interested in AI-driven investment tools. Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple high-confidence indicators of malicious activity. The domain is flagged by 7 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, with a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100. It appears on one security blocklist and is currently blocked by PhishDestroy. Registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED on May 26, 2026, the domain resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3 and uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. The creation date is anomalous, predating the current date by several years, suggesting domain age manipulation or a typo-squatting attempt. Users who visited rikunex.live or interacted with its content should take immediate remedial action. Isolate any device used to access the site and perform a full antivirus scan using updated definitions. Reset passwords for financial accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, or trading platforms accessed from the same device. Monitor accounts for unauthorized transactions and enable multi-factor authentication where available. If cryptocurrency was transferred to any wallet addresses provided by the site, report the incident to relevant blockchain analysis services and law enforcement. Avoid re-engaging with the domain, as it remains a confirmed phishing vector despite its current offline status. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 7/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260531-067B76 Favicon MD5: 51ef3b344a3491ba956860bebe8eaef0 TLS cert SHA-256: defbd60f911dcba77bccebcd08986da02a50d19492d091b60ff94182386c60f7 ## 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/rikunex.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=rikunex.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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 172,443 domains (12,756 alive under monitoring, 159,120 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io