# PhishDestroy threat dossier — sphincs.lol
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Fetched:   2026-05-20 15:25:30 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sphincs.lol/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 85/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      9/92 security vendors flagged this domain

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Nameservers:     damiete.ns.cloudflare.com, natasha.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-05-11
Page title:      mint · sphincs minus
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-08-09
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e282caae6302464ea6619fb5a0a3d80080a8429313242db07d6ac9516020da4f

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-05-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-19 06:51:17 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-19 03:52:33 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-20 12:51:48 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e3e5a-7159-747f-871d-7930688f95f9/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/f6336118-3390-495d-bf85-a4c689db7051
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/sphincs.lol
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.sphincs.lol
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=sphincs.lol
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/sphincs.lol
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/sphincs.lol/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-19 06:51:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies sphincs.lol as an active crypto drainer domain impersonating cryptocurrency services. The domain leverages a generic phishing kit designed to siphon funds from victims’ wallets upon interaction. No specific brand impersonation has been confirmed, but the domain’s structure suggests it targets crypto users through deceptive login or transaction interfaces.  This domain resolves to IP 188.114.96.3 and is associated with a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate. It was registered on May 11, 2026, through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com. VirusTotal currently reports 0/95 detection engines flagging the domain, indicating it remains under the radar of most security tools. As of this analysis, Google Safe Browsing (GSB) has not flagged the domain, and no public blocklists have been updated to include it.  The campaign is currently active, with no confirmed takedown actions as of this report. Users are advised to avoid interacting with sphincs.lol and verify unknown domains using PhishDestroy’s threat intelligence tools. Remaining risk is high due to the domain’s recent registration, low detection rate, and active infrastructure. Immediate blocking of the IP and domain is recommended to mitigate potential victimization.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 9/92 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260519-D4F936
Favicon MD5:       1cd146432b84ffd96c4afa2cde780fee
TLS cert SHA-256:      e282caae6302464ea6619fb5a0a3d80080a8429313242db07d6ac9516020da4f

## 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/sphincs.lol/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=sphincs.lol
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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