# PhishDestroy threat dossier — swapvelocity.io
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Fetched:   2026-07-01 10:03:24 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/swapvelocity.io/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 96/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: DEX Scam
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_split) (score: 1/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
AlienVault OTX:  8 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      216.198.79.1 (US, Atlanta)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     Lefkoff Industries
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["dns1.registrar-servers.com", "dns2.registrar-servers.com"]
Registered:      2026-04-02
Page title:      Velocity

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-07-01
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e6b39c13e98a9ba4a43e653c5e8c8c56a792bb228333e4eb60e898edc739447d

## 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 15:30:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-01 08:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 00:28:36 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:35:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies swapvelocity.io as a domain involved in generic_phishing, potentially impersonating a brand, with no specific drainer kit identified. This domain has a VirusTotal score of 1/95, is registered with a registrar not specified, resolves to IP 216.198.79.1, was created on April 02, 2026, and appears on 1 security blocklist, with its current Global Security Blocklist status not explicitly stated but taken offline. 

 The domain swapvelocity.io, with its page title Velocity, secured by a Let's Encrypt R12 SSL certificate, poses an elevated risk level, currently offline, yet still warrants caution. 

 Despite being taken offline, the domain swapvelocity.io remains a concern due to its history and the fact that it was found in 8 threat intelligence pulses, thus it is crucial to remain vigilant and avoid interacting with this domain, ensuring safety by checking the full report and being aware of the potential for similar generic_phishing threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       c30c7d42707a47a3f4591831641e50dc
TLS cert SHA-256:      e6b39c13e98a9ba4a43e653c5e8c8c56a792bb228333e4eb60e898edc739447d

## 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/swapvelocity.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=swapvelocity.io
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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