# PhishDestroy threat dossier — shibarium-validator-staking.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-26 17:17:23 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/shibarium-validator-staking.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: across (and: base, binance, celer, cosmos, ethereum) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.211.18 (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: ["asa.ns.cloudflare.com", "patryk.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2026-10-10 Page title: Shibarium: Layer 2 Blockchain for Shiba Inu Ecosystem | Fast & Low-Cost Transactions HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-06 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 60e45973c604c0895b115184029ed1fca3386af738a4c4b0949688d91bbebe50 ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-14 12:39:08 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-23 18:00:09 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c56c6-5e81-74aa-be48-be72abf00732/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/4a4b61df-0123-4c9b-a60c-c6ed265a957b Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/shibarium-validator-staking.org crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.shibarium-validator-staking.org Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=shibarium-validator-staking.org AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/shibarium-validator-staking.org URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/shibarium-validator-staking.org/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 06:12:58 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy has identified shibarium-validator-staking.org as a domain associated with generic phishing activities, assessed at a low risk level. The site mimicked the Shibarium Layer 2 blockchain ecosystem, aiming to exploit users interested in Shiba Inu staking. The domain was registered on February 21, 2026, via NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited and resolved to the IP address 172.67.211.18. Although only 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged it, the domain appeared on one security blocklist, supporting suspicion of malicious intent. The website’s page title was crafted to resemble legitimate Shibarium services, likely to deceive visitors. Currently, shibarium-validator-staking.org is offline, which mitigates immediate threat exposure. Users are advised to remain cautious about phishing attempts targeting cryptocurrency validators and staking platforms. PhishDestroy recommends verifying domain authenticity before engaging with staking offers and reporting suspicious domains to further prevent exploitation. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260214-B33C4E Favicon MD5: 7577e2b42812badf05e5ccae65a0b8ab TLS cert SHA-256: 60e45973c604c0895b115184029ed1fca3386af738a4c4b0949688d91bbebe50 ## 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/shibarium-validator-staking.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=shibarium-validator-staking.org 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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io