# PhishDestroy threat dossier — swaps-crypto.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-26 04:21:46 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/swaps-crypto.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Crypto.com

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, Seclookup
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["emerie.ns.cloudflare.com", "nero.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-04-02
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-06-08
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 97c881b15059fce90e4dbdd92f1630c22f96d2becae15afb27f674311e0abad5

## 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: 2026-04-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-02 14:53:53 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-21 16:07:07 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019d4e0a-0f76-72fd-b515-22e833cd68b2/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/swaps-crypto.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.swaps-crypto.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=swaps-crypto.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/swaps-crypto.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/swaps-crypto.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-02 14:54:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies swaps-crypto.com as an active brand impersonation scam targeting users of the legitimate crypto exchange Crypto.com.

This domain poses an elevated risk as a brand impersonation threat, specifically designed to mimic the trusted Crypto.com platform and deceive users into entering their credentials or financial information. The scam was registered on March 10, 2026, through Cloudflare, Inc., and resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3. Security analytics show this domain has been blocked by MetaMask and SEAL, and it appears on 2 separate security blocklists. VirusTotal analysis confirms its malicious nature, with only 1 out of 95 security vendors currently detecting its threat.

Users should avoid engaging with this domain entirely. If you accidentally visited swaps-crypto.com, do not enter any login credentials or payment details. Clear your browser cache and cookies related to Crypto.com, and scan your device for malware using a reputable security tool. Report this domain to your antivirus provider and crypto exchange platform to help protect others from falling victim to this impersonation scam.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       ce80390e69344044ffc242bdf6b830c6
TLS cert SHA-256:      97c881b15059fce90e4dbdd92f1630c22f96d2becae15afb27f674311e0abad5

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