# PhishDestroy threat dossier — the-bitcoin.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-22 03:35:54 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/the-bitcoin.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Brand Impersonation Targeted brand: Bitcoin ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain URLQuery: -1 detections AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 143.244.211.82 (US, Santa Clara) ASN: AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC Hosting org: DigitalOcean, LLC Registrar: Interstellar Registrar Limited Nameservers: ["ns1.doma.xyz", "ns2.doma.xyz"] Registered: 2026-04-28 Page title: the-bitcoin.com ($THE-BITCOIN.com) | Doma HTTP response: 301 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: ZeroSSL GmbH / ZeroSSL ECC DV SSL CA 2 Expires: 2026-07-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 3e268aa61794e1decff360b969a127454354abe9d6f9733cbfe56758f2090f70 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-28 19:30:18 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-22 04:20:39 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-12 18:37:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] the-bitcoin.com Safety Check — Phishing Detected The domain the-bitcoin.com has been classified as a generic_phishing site and is currently listed as active with a risk level of under_investigation. The page title observed is "the-bitcoin.com ($THE-BITCOIN.com) | Doma," indicating a likely attempt to masquerade as a legitimate cryptocurrency service. The classification is based on observed infrastructure and threat intelligence rather than any confirmed victim reports. Infrastructure analysis shows the domain was registered on April 28, 2026 through Interstellar Registrar Limited. Authoritative name servers ns1.doma.xyz and ns2.doma.xyz resolve the domain to IP address 143.244.211.82, a host located in the United States and provisioned by DigitalOcean, LLC. The site presents an SSL certificate issued by ZeroSSL GmbH under the ZeroSSL ECC DV SSL CA 2 hierarchy, which does not provide additional trust given the overall low reputation score. Threat intelligence sources corroborate the suspicious nature of the domain. Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0 out of 100, indicating a complete lack of confidence. AlienVault OTX references the domain in a single threat pulse, and the domain appears on one public security blocklist. PhishDestroy has already blocked the domain, reflecting proactive mitigation by at least one anti‑phishing organization. VirusTotal currently reports 0 detections out of 95 scanners, but the absence of detections should not be interpreted as evidence of safety. Defenders should treat the domain as a high‑confidence phishing indicator. Immediate actions include adding the domain and its resolving IP address to network blocklists, monitoring DNS queries for related lookups, and alerting end users about potential credential harvesting attempts. Continued observation is required to capture any evolution of the campaign, such as the deployment of additional infrastructure or changes to the hosting environment. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: eb05fe84e37d4579df59a13fd385f921 TLS cert SHA-256: 3e268aa61794e1decff360b969a127454354abe9d6f9733cbfe56758f2090f70 ## 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/the-bitcoin.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=the-bitcoin.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: 187,720 domains (57,297 alive under monitoring, 128,779 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io