# PhishDestroy threat dossier — tether-dist.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-29 05:29:31 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tether-dist.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 83/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Bitget ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Ermes AlienVault OTX: 4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 162.245.220.207 (US, Miami) ASN: AS150452 LANDUPS LIMITED Hosting org: HostUS Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ["ns19.domaincontrol.com", "ns20.domaincontrol.com"] Page title: BitGet HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-27 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: f4ce1ee2f3d6673445b31572c01793a41059855a717348584b0f49563df33b32 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - 808.bitgetbs.net - api.bitgetbs.net - tether-buco.net - tether-coco.net - tether-cost.xyz - tether-ct.com - tether-dist.net - tether-malbuys.net - tether-malls.net - tether-mallts.net - tether-matc.net - vinseja7111.work ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-07-28 15:03:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-29 06:21:41 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-28 15:04:20 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is tether-dist.com a phishing domain? Analysis of tether-dist.com indicates the domain is currently active and serving HTTP responses with status code 200. The authoritative name servers are ns19.domaincontrol.com and ns20.domaincontrol.com, both associated with GoDaddy’s DNS infrastructure. Registration information confirms the domain was created through GoDaddy.com, LLC, a widely used registrar. VirusTotal has recorded a single detection out of 91 scanned security vendors, indicating at least one vendor has flagged the site as malicious. The domain is listed on one public security blocklist and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy mitigation service. No additional public reputation scores or Safe Browsing verdicts are available in the supplied intelligence. The limited detection footprint suggests the campaign may be in an early stage or employing evasion techniques to limit exposure. Defenders should add tether-dist.com to internal block lists, monitor DNS queries for the associated name servers, and enforce outbound web filtering that references both the blocklist entry and the PhishDestroy feed. Continuous re‑evaluation is advised, as additional detections may appear if the campaign expands or if more scanning engines assess the site. Logging of HTTP 200 responses from this domain can provide early indicators of malicious traffic. Because the registration details are public and the hosting appears to be standard shared infrastructure, attribution to a specific threat actor is not possible with the current data set. Organizations should remain vigilant for any credential‑stealing activity that could be tied to this domain and consider tightening authentication controls for services that may be targeted by generic phishing attempts. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: f4ce1ee2f3d6673445b31572c01793a41059855a717348584b0f49563df33b32 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tether-dist.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=tether-dist.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 About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 192,641 domains (82,932 alive under monitoring, 107,873 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io