# PhishDestroy threat dossier — simpleswap-cryptocurrency-exchange.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-25 07:20:23 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/simpleswap-cryptocurrency-exchange.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 25 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 84/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: across (and: binance, celer, ethereum, facebook, instagram) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Seclookup Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.180.83 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, 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: 2025-10-10 Expires: 2026-10-10 Page title: SimpleSwap: Instant Cryptocurrency Exchange | 900+ Coins, No Registration ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-07 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 3d1a264050c1087832a234124cc2b678d4ca5c3d43e5b57aeec4ac66958b595c ## 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: 2025-10-10 (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) First reported: 2025-10-12 12:32:48 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-03-31 00:51:00 UTC (STALE — 25 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-03-15 18:06:59 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 25 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 25 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/0199d867-c30e-72d9-960e-5a1fd0333cb3/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/simpleswap-cryptocurrency-exchange.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.simpleswap-cryptocurrency-exchange.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=simpleswap-cryptocurrency-exchange.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/simpleswap-cryptocurrency-exchange.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/simpleswap-cryptocurrency-exchange.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:26:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies simpleswap-cryptocurrency-exchange.com as a brand impersonation site targeting cryptocurrency users. Though flagged by few vendors, it poses risks by misleading users with fake exchange services. This phishing site impersonates the brand Across, offering instant crypto exchange claims to lure victims into providing sensitive data or performing transactions under false pretenses. If you visited this site, avoid entering personal or financial details. Run security scans on your devices, monitor accounts for suspicious activity, and consider changing passwords related to cryptocurrency services. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 1a2c007269e892d65a8f55198d48dc24 TLS cert SHA-256: 3d1a264050c1087832a234124cc2b678d4ca5c3d43e5b57aeec4ac66958b595c ## 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/simpleswap-cryptocurrency-exchange.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=simpleswap-cryptocurrency-exchange.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io