# PhishDestroy threat dossier — spx21k-cointelegraph.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 21:58:37 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/spx21k-cointelegraph.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 93/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet
URLQuery:        2 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Ultahost, Inc.
Nameservers:     dayana.ns.cloudflare.com, sonny.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-07-15
Expires:         2027-07-15
Page title:      Elon Musk, Introduces SPX21K Token: The AI-Powered Reward Ecosystem Built for the Next Digital Economy

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-10-13
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 725b52ba4569ebe9383be0972ff0302032353680b1d2ad9bbbc926d621fb51d6

## 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: 2026-07-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-20 09:54:43 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-20 07:56:01 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-21 20:20:19 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f7e84-4d04-706a-886f-3329cc4288a8/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/ff6248d6-e80d-4fe3-9e26-df71d620ff86
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/spx21k-cointelegraph.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.spx21k-cointelegraph.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=spx21k-cointelegraph.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/spx21k-cointelegraph.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/spx21k-cointelegraph.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-20 09:54:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

spx21k-cointelegraph.com Safety Check — Phishing Detected

spx21k-cointelegraph.com was first observed on July 15 2026, the same day it was registered through Ultahost, Inc. The domain resolves to 188.114.97.3 and uses Cloudflare nameservers dayana.ns.cloudflare.com and sonny.ns.cloudflare.com. It appears on one security blocklist and is currently listed as active. VirusTotal records show that 2 of 95 scanned security vendors flagged the domain, indicating a low but non‑zero detection rate. The domain is also blocked by the PhishDestroy feed, reinforcing its classification as a phishing infrastructure. No public website content has been analyzed, so the exact lure, credential‑harvesting page, or any additional payload cannot be confirmed at this time. Defenders should add the domain to DNS blocklists, monitor outbound connections to 188.114.97.3, and consider sinkholing the address. Ongoing collection of URL paths and page snapshots is recommended to refine detection rules and to assess whether the domain is used in targeted campaigns.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260720-59F5D7
Favicon MD5:       f7e18348b56ecffbe8b4654eebdc733c
TLS cert SHA-256:      725b52ba4569ebe9383be0972ff0302032353680b1d2ad9bbbc926d621fb51d6

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/spx21k-cointelegraph.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=spx21k-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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