# PhishDestroy threat dossier — snapshot-pyth.network
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Fetched:   2026-04-23 01:50:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/snapshot-pyth.network/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: wallet_connect_phish
Targeted brand: discord (and: linkedin, telegram, youtube)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      14/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Certego, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     chuck.ns.cloudflare.com, hera.ns.cloudflare.com
Page title:      Pyth Network Staking & Delegation

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
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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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-10-19 08:20:01 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 14:17:33 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 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/0199fb8d-6ec7-75e9-b9ca-fd446ff5161e/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/snapshot-pyth.network
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.snapshot-pyth.network
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=snapshot-pyth.network
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/snapshot-pyth.network
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/snapshot-pyth.network/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:26:11 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies snapshot-pyth.network as a high-risk generic phishing domain impersonating the Pyth Network's staking and delegation platform. The fraudulent site aimed to deceive users into divulging sensitive information under the guise of legitimate blockchain services.

The domain was registered via Cloudflare, Inc. and resolved to the IP address 188.114.97.3. It appeared in one AlienVault OTX pulse and was listed on three distinct security blocklists. VirusTotal scans flagged the domain by 14 out of 95 security vendors, indicating a moderate detection consensus. The page title read "Pyth Network Staking & Delegation," leveraging familiar branding to increase trust.

Currently, snapshot-pyth.network has been taken offline, mitigating immediate risk. Users are advised to remain cautious when engaging with staking or delegation sites, always verifying domain authenticity through official channels. Organizations should continue to monitor related threat intelligence feeds for potential re-emergence or similar campaigns using the unique seed 8d82f1 for correlation.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       0de0ba874d267051ac9804891a0854b4995bfb6ec11f8e1ec5febe5ead100aac

## 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/snapshot-pyth.network/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=snapshot-pyth.network
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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