# PhishDestroy threat dossier — sparkdex.co.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 22:51:07 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sparkdex.co.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Ledger ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Moniker Online Services LLC Nameservers: ["ns1.nic.co.com", "ns2.nic.co.com", "ns3.nic.co.com", "ns4.nic.co.com"] Page title: SparkDEX — The Next-Generation DEX on XRP Ledger | SparkDEX XRPL ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-09 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: e0f9fa56edc21b39e1ba73ec5f14f5af7c48439e3d613e054487db7c7f94601f ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-06-09 16:17:44 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-09 16:14:47 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-03 00:20:37 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-15 00:51:13 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 00:41:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as a brand impersonation threat targeting users of a cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider. Analysis indicates the site, sparkdex.co.com, was designed to deceive visitors into believing it was an official decentralized exchange platform associated with the XRP Ledger, as evidenced by its page title, "SparkDEX — The Next-Generation DEX on XRP Ledger | SparkDEX XRPL." The impersonation tactic leverages the reputation of a legitimate brand to facilitate credential harvesting or fraudulent transactions, a common vector in cryptocurrency-related phishing campaigns. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain resolved to the IP address 188.114.97.3 and was registered through Moniker Online Services LLC. Security vendor detections on VirusTotal indicate 3 out of 95 engines flagged the domain as malicious, while it appears on three distinct security blocklists. The domain's SSL certificate was issued by Let's Encrypt, a common practice among both legitimate and malicious sites. Additional technical indicators include the use of HSTS, Cloudflare, and HTTP/3, suggesting an attempt to mimic modern web security practices. Gridinsoft assigned the domain a trust score of 0/100, further corroborating its malicious classification. The domain has since been taken offline, though its prior operational status and infrastructure remain relevant for historical threat analysis. Mitigation against brand impersonation threats of this nature requires multi-layered defensive measures. Organizations should monitor for newly registered domains containing their brand names or variations, particularly those associated with cryptocurrency or financial services. End users should verify the authenticity of platforms by cross-referencing official communications and checking for discrepancies in domain names, SSL certificates, and security indicators. Blocking known malicious IPs and domains at the network level, as demonstrated by its inclusion on security blocklists, can prevent access to such threats. Additionally, user education on recognizing phishing tactics, such as impersonated brands and urgent transaction requests, remains critical in reducing susceptibility to these campaigns. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 3/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: e0f9fa56edc21b39e1ba73ec5f14f5af7c48439e3d613e054487db7c7f94601f ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sparkdex.co.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=sparkdex.co.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,015 domains (14,079 alive under monitoring, 159,195 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io