# PhishDestroy threat dossier — securehelps-coinbase.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-24 20:07:48 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/securehelps-coinbase.com/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.185.159.144 (US, New York)
ASN:             AS53831 Squarespace, Inc.
Hosting org:     Squarespace, Inc.
Registrar:       Squarespace Domains II LLC
Nameservers:     ["nsb1.squarespacedns.com", "nsb2.squarespacedns.com", "nsb3.squarespacedns.com", "nsb4.squarespacedns.com"]
Page title:      Coming Soon
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-10-10
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 72e5f53ac33de5478cadd1e8bc7a7f59199a2e36a87cdea7c0dda644757ed430

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-19 12:38:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-24 20:20:23 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-20 00:23:20 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-20 00:07:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

securehelps-coinbase.com: Confirmed Coinbase Brand Impersonation

Analysis of securehelps-coinbase.com confirms active brand impersonation targeting Coinbase users. The domain, registered through Squarespace Domains II LLC, resolves to 198.185.159.144 (Squarespace, Inc. infrastructure in the US) and uses nameservers nsb1.squarespacedns.com, nsb2.squarespacedns.com, and nsb3.squarespacedns.com. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt (YR1), and the site returns an HTTP 301 redirect status, though the destination remains unconfirmed. The page title 'Coming Soon' suggests the site is either in preparation or intentionally left undeveloped to evade immediate detection.  The domain appears on three security blocklists, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL, and is flagged by 11 of 91 security vendors on VirusTotal. While the exact phishing mechanism is not yet analyzed, the domain fits the profile of a brand impersonation scam targeting Coinbase, likely intended to harvest credentials or facilitate fraudulent transactions. Defenders should treat this domain as high-risk and prioritize blocking at the DNS or network level. No additional scam-specific indicators (e.g., phishing kit, payload delivery) are currently available, and further monitoring is recommended to assess evolving threats from this infrastructure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      72e5f53ac33de5478cadd1e8bc7a7f59199a2e36a87cdea7c0dda644757ed430

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/securehelps-coinbase.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=securehelps-coinbase.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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