# PhishDestroy threat dossier — rubic-crypto.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-21 20:20:08 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/rubic-crypto.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: solana

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      DEX & Bridge Aggregator for Cross-Chain Crypto Swaps | Rubic

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:20:48 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:20:48 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-21 20:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-09 03:23:08 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/019bc5ab-fe50-7538-bb07-f9cd4212dc14/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/rubic-crypto.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.rubic-crypto.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=rubic-crypto.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/rubic-crypto.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/rubic-crypto.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:36:32 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies rubic-crypto.com as a medium risk brand impersonation threat targeting Crypto.com users. This domain attempts to deceive victims by masquerading as a decentralized exchange and bridge aggregator for cross-chain cryptocurrency swaps.

Supporting evidence includes the domain's creation date on February 21, 2026, and its presence on four security blocklists. It also appears in an AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulse and is flagged by 6 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors. The domain resolves to IP 188.114.97.3 and remains active, indicating ongoing risk to users who may be misled by its branding and page title.

PhishDestroy recommends users avoid interacting with this domain and always verify the authenticity of crypto platforms before engaging. Security teams should add rubic-crypto.com to their blocklists and monitor related infrastructure for further malicious activity. The domain remains active and continues to pose a threat to those seeking legitimate Crypto.com services.

## 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/rubic-crypto.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=rubic-crypto.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

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