# PhishDestroy threat dossier — rpdcnodeupdate.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-05-20 15:48:36 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/rpdcnodeupdate.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: avalanche (and: chainlink, ethereum, lido, solana, sui)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.16.1 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NameSilo, LLC

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!!
NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about
received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com)
for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our
X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence.
Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket —
NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received.
Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter
  https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed

Registered:      2025-07-13
Expires:         2026-07-13
Page title:      Update RPC

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-07-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:20:03 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-12 01:07:07 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-12 12:25:01 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01980bba-1eb7-76d6-943c-3dae06794636/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/rpdcnodeupdate.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.rpdcnodeupdate.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=rpdcnodeupdate.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/rpdcnodeupdate.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/rpdcnodeupdate.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:35:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has detected rpdcnodeupdate.xyz as an active credential phishing domain targeting users with deceptive tactics aimed at harvesting login credentials. The domain’s page title, "Update RPC," suggests an attempt to mimic legitimate service update prompts, potentially tricking users into divulging sensitive information.

Technical analysis reveals the domain resolves to the IP address 104.21.16.1 and was registered recently on February 21, 2026. It currently appears on four security blocklists and has been flagged by six out of 95 antivirus engines on VirusTotal, indicating moderate consensus about its malicious intent. The domain remains active and continues to pose a risk to unsuspecting users.

Given its ongoing operation and established presence on multiple blocklists, users are strongly advised to avoid engaging with rpdcnodeupdate.xyz. Organizations should consider adding this domain to their internal security filters and educate employees about the risks of phishing attempts disguised as RPC updates. Prompt reporting and blocking of such domains can help mitigate the potential for credential compromise.

## 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/rpdcnodeupdate.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=rpdcnodeupdate.xyz
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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