# PhishDestroy threat dossier — tethermine.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 11:47:33 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tethermine.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) 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: katelyn.ns.cloudflare.com, pete.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-13 Expires: 2027-06-13 Page title: TETHER MINE- Home HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-11 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ad85856d6788a7349392e8e1ff12a3aea81472948826e6005dfcc90db9c02266 ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-17 19:01:53 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-17 21:03:31 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-02 12:20:39 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-19 00:18:00 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ed687-0bdf-7664-9464-8c37236168ce/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/3c567871-be0a-46e5-810d-a59ec50d9a71 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/tethermine.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.tethermine.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=tethermine.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/tethermine.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/tethermine.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 16:33:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies tethermine.xyz as a high-risk phishing domain specifically targeting cryptocurrency users through a fake Tether mining platform. This site poses a significant threat to individuals seeking legitimate crypto mining services, as it attempts to steal login credentials, wallet keys, or financial information under the guise of a mining dashboard. The domain remains active and is hosted on a Cloudflare-protected IP, making it accessible to unsuspecting victims. The domain was registered on June 13, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar often associated with fraudulent domains. It resolves to IP 188.114.96.3, which is linked to Google Trust Services via an SSL certificate issued by WE1, lending a false sense of security. VirusTotal analysis shows 4 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, and it appears on one security blocklist. The page title, "TETHER MINE- Home," mimics a legitimate mining interface to deceive users. To protect against this threat, users should avoid interacting with tethermine.xyz or any unsolicited links promising crypto mining returns. Never enter private keys, seed phrases, or login credentials on such sites. Enable two-factor authentication on all crypto accounts, use hardware wallets for storage, and report the domain to relevant blocklists. PhishDestroy recommends checking the full report for updated indicators and sharing this information with the crypto community to prevent further losses. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260617-EFCD6F Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: ad85856d6788a7349392e8e1ff12a3aea81472948826e6005dfcc90db9c02266 ## 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/tethermine.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=tethermine.xyz 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: 173,583 domains (14,098 alive under monitoring, 158,779 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io