# PhishDestroy threat dossier — tetherfasset.cx ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-08-01 12:33:41 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tetherfasset.cx/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: CentralNic Ltd Nameservers: princess.ns.cloudflare.com, santino.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-06 Expires: 2027-07-06 Page title: Welcome! HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-10-05 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: fbceb53fc3aaf27dfddbbc065b1f944818f8ab0f00752c4db5e7e2ba4f1fcf64 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-07-06 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-13 02:15:47 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-13 01:07:41 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-08-01 12:20:40 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-21 00:12:03 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f58e8-8e22-7765-b671-d655109ac846/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/7cc90d36-88c0-4f5a-99b1-3aaca8cdcb8b Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/tetherfasset.cx crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.tetherfasset.cx Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=tetherfasset.cx AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/tetherfasset.cx URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/tetherfasset.cx/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-13 03:10:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] tetherfasset.cx Fake Tether Asset Portal Alert Analysis of the domain tetherfasset.cx, registered on July 6, 2026, through CentralNic Ltd, indicates it is currently active and under investigation for generic phishing activity. The domain resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, which is associated with Cloudflare infrastructure, as further evidenced by the detection of Cloudflare and Cloudflare Browser Insights technologies. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, a common feature in both legitimate and malicious domains leveraging Cloudflare's services. The page title 'Welcome!' provides limited insight into the specific content or target of the phishing campaign. As of July 13, 2026, no detections have been recorded by the 95 vendors that scanned the domain, though the absence of detections does not confirm the domain's safety or legitimacy. The domain has been referenced in two threat intelligence pulses on AlienVault OTX, suggesting prior identification by security researchers or automated systems. Infrastructure analysis reveals the use of HTTP/3, a protocol increasingly adopted for both legitimate and malicious traffic due to its performance benefits. The reliance on Cloudflare may serve to obfuscate the true origin of the phishing infrastructure, complicating attribution and takedown efforts. Defenders should monitor network traffic for connections to 188.114.96.3 and the domain tetherfasset.cx, particularly in environments where cryptocurrency or financial assets are managed. Given the domain's recent registration and active status, further investigation is warranted to determine the exact nature of the phishing content and potential targets. Organizations are advised to block or flag the domain pending additional analysis. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260713-983C91 Favicon MD5: fb07d526298f561d5025d544e6059f10 TLS cert SHA-256: fbceb53fc3aaf27dfddbbc065b1f944818f8ab0f00752c4db5e7e2ba4f1fcf64 ## 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/tetherfasset.cx/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=tetherfasset.cx 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: 195,858 domains (90,613 alive under monitoring, 27,318 confirmed neutralized). Site: https://phishdestroy.io