# PhishDestroy threat dossier — spax88k-cointelegraph.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-02 13:04:25 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/spax88k-cointelegraph.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 78/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: Ethereum

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/92 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.25.173 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["olof.ns.cloudflare.com", "shubhi.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-05-17
Expires:         2027-05-15
Page title:      SPAX88K: Redefining the Future of AI-Blockchain Cryptocurrencies – Cointelegraph: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News & Price Indexes

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-08-13
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: fa5b19dbb63e82df95ca051392e902bf469236a7e18952f18fc4b01b64d2e5bf

## 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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Domain registered: 2026-05-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-17 09:30:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 06:48:50 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-02 12:20:39 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-26 00:17:04 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 18:27:01 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 assessed as a high-risk brand impersonation threat, specifically targeting Ethereum. The domain aims to deceive users by mimicking the appearance and content of legitimate Ethereum-related resources, potentially leading to financial loss or the compromise of personal information.

Analysis indicates that spax88k-cointelegraph.com was created on May 17, 2026, and is registered through Cloudflare, Inc. The domain resolves to the IP address 104.21.25.173, which is located in California, USA and is associated with Cloudflare, Inc. The domain is flagged by 1 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, suggesting a low but notable level of suspicion. The domain appears on three security blocklists, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services with the identifier WE1, which may lend a false sense of security to unsuspecting users. The page title, 'SPAX88K: Redefining the Future of AI-Blockchain Cryptocurrencies â Cointelegraph: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News & Price Indexes,' closely resembles legitimate content from Cointelegraph, enhancing the credibility of the impersonation.

To mitigate the risks associated with this brand impersonation, users should exercise extreme caution when clicking links or entering personal information on any website resembling Ethereum or Cointelegraph. It is recommended to verify the URL and SSL certificate manually, and to use trusted, bookmarked links to navigate to official Ethereum resources. Security teams should consider blocking this domain at the network level and educating users about the signs of brand impersonation to prevent potential compromise of credentials or financial assets.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       7db8bc3e987dce2da6abf0154f5616b1
TLS cert SHA-256:      fa5b19dbb63e82df95ca051392e902bf469236a7e18952f18fc4b01b64d2e5bf

## 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/spax88k-cointelegraph.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=spax88k-cointelegraph.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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