# PhishDestroy threat dossier — tethergold.gold ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-23 06:55:07 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tethergold.gold/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 80/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: NameSilo, LLC !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!! NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com) for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence. Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket — NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed Nameservers: ["edward.ns.cloudflare.com", "magnolia.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-07 Expires: 2027-03-28 HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-06-26 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: b52e3ef759ed780a4ed9b5c97183b1eb0ca76e95234415f38c2f97501398bab3 ## 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: 2026-04-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-07 17:30:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-07 14:33:10 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-23 07:40:37 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-11 11:52:07 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d6856-f3ad-7018-8399-8110f1c222c2/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/6daf5dc7-8920-414d-867a-6829a9cc0267 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/tethergold.gold crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.tethergold.gold Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=tethergold.gold AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/tethergold.gold URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/tethergold.gold/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-07 17:33:44 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain tethergold.gold has been identified as a crypto drainer phishing site impersonating Tether Gold (XAUt), a gold-backed stablecoin by Tether. As of the latest analysis, the domain remains active and under investigation, posing an immediate risk to cryptocurrency users who may unknowingly interact with the fraudulent platform. The threat involves the unauthorized draining of crypto assets through deceptive login pages or wallet connection prompts, designed to mimic legitimate Tether Gold services. PhishDestroy identifies that the domain tethergold.gold was registered through NameSilo, LLC, resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3, and was created on March 28, 2026. The domain currently shows 0 detections out of 95 VirusTotal vendors, indicating it has not yet been widely flagged by automated scanning tools. Despite this lack of detection, the domain's short operational history and suspicious naming convention—directly referencing a regulated asset without affiliation—raise significant concerns. The use of a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate adds a veneer of legitimacy, further complicating detection for unsuspecting users. This domain is currently active and unblocked, presenting a clear and present danger to users engaging with cryptocurrency platforms. PhishDestroy recommends immediate avoidance of tethergold.gold and advises users to verify the authenticity of any Tether Gold-related domains through trusted sources or PhishDestroy’s database. Additionally, users should scrutinize wallet connection requests, never input private keys or seed phrases on unfamiliar sites, and report suspicious domains to enhance collective security. Given the domain’s recent creation and low detection rate, heightened vigilance is critical to prevent potential financial loss. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260407-610B58 Favicon MD5: 4b63095b6051d65a2ed53c9a32eaed93 TLS cert SHA-256: b52e3ef759ed780a4ed9b5c97183b1eb0ca76e95234415f38c2f97501398bab3 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tethergold.gold/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=tethergold.gold 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io