# PhishDestroy threat dossier — tether-mallts.net
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Fetched:   2026-06-26 02:54:19 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tether-mallts.net/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet, PhishFort
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      162.245.220.207 (HK, Tung Chung)
ASN:             ASAS150452 LANDUPS-AS-AP - LANDUPS LIMITED, HK
Hosting org:     AS150452 LANDUPS LIMITED
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ns33.domaincontrol.com, ns34.domaincontrol.com
Registered:      2026-06-11
Expires:         2027-06-11
Page title:      BitGet

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-09-10
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 7d35c56d7a636aaf37b32090e9ddd7f14c1081f1f972c0d0d50b98d23ac6f956
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - 808.bitgetbs.net
  - api.bitgetbs.net
  - tether-malbuys.net
  - tether-malls.net
  - tether-matc.net
  - vinseja7111.work

## 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: 2026-06-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-25 03:15:12 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-25 01:17:12 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-26 04:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-26 00:02:31 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019efc57-9c4a-70df-9f5e-867ab7f6f340/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/8b8a815c-e084-46c0-8434-6e603b581771
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/tether-mallts.net
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.tether-mallts.net
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=tether-mallts.net
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/tether-mallts.net
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/tether-mallts.net/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 03:24:04 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Based on the available data, the domain tether-mallts.net is suspected of being a phishing site. It is flagged by 2 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors, specifically Fortinet and PhishFort. The site is likely designed to impersonate the Tether brand, using a domain name that mimics the legitimate Tether website to deceive users into revealing sensitive information, such as cryptocurrency wallet credentials.

Technical evidence shows the domain is currently active. It was created on June 11, 2026, registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC, and resolves to IP address 162.245.220.207. Its nameservers are ns33.domaincontrol.com and ns34.domaincontrol.com. The domain is listed on one blocklist.

The current status is ACTIVE, posing a high risk to users who may be targeted by this impersonation scheme. The low detection rate (2/95) indicates that many security vendors have not yet identified this domain as malicious, increasing the likelihood of user exposure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260625-E9559E
Favicon MD5:       6f6322affc9e860a1dee9f09c8ec530e
TLS cert SHA-256:      7d35c56d7a636aaf37b32090e9ddd7f14c1081f1f972c0d0d50b98d23ac6f956

## 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/tether-mallts.net/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=tether-mallts.net
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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