# PhishDestroy threat dossier — taius.foundation
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Fetched:   2026-04-25 23:06:39 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/taius.foundation/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: NFT Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     anirban.ns.cloudflare.com, cass.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-11-24
Page title:      Success!
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-11-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-11-29 15:22:38 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-24 09:18:43 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019ad035-2b89-705f-a44e-c9628ec402ed/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/taius.foundation
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.taius.foundation
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=taius.foundation
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/taius.foundation
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/taius.foundation/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 03:09:01 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies taius.foundation as a medium-risk domain due to its association with generic phishing activities. Although not classified as high risk, caution is advised when encountering this domain, especially given its recent registration and suspicious behavior.

Evidence shows that taius.foundation was created recently and has been flagged on three separate security blocklists. It resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3 and was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. The domain displayed a generic "Success!" page, which may be a tactic to evade immediate detection. VirusTotal reports three security vendors flagging this domain, supporting the assessment of phishing intent.

Mitigation steps include avoiding any interaction with taius.foundation or links associated with it. Users should ensure their security software is updated and monitor for suspicious emails or messages referencing this domain. Since the domain is currently offline, the risk is temporarily reduced, but vigilance is necessary as it may return or be replaced by similar threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       2e8deb28946a6b41ccb927eaa43bbaa78ea82cef39a40638f2e5afa8e90e73ca

## 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/taius.foundation/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=taius.foundation
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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