# PhishDestroy threat dossier — thorchains.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-08 02:08:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/thorchains.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/92 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     ["dana.ns.cloudflare.com", "jack.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-05-15
Page title:      RUNE - THORChain
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-08-13
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 860a0b8dad722dd45e762d25d1e1fcbb18dc569012554e24dd2f87b542dcb508

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-05-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-15 19:40:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Earliest abuse rec: 2026-05-15 16:42:29 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-16 00:09:38 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)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e2c80-bebf-777a-b041-c6bbd863fd93/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/ce9794b5-e8c5-4cd4-b885-29d31d6f2cad
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/thorchains.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.thorchains.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=thorchains.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/thorchains.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/thorchains.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-15 19:40:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

thorchains.com has been flagged for running a cryptocurrency-themed phishing operation designed to deceive users into surrendering wallet credentials or transferring funds under false pretenses. The domain is currently under investigation but remains actively malicious, with no detections on VirusTotal as of the latest scan. This infrastructure poses a credible threat to individuals or organizations involved in digital asset management, particularly those using wallet recovery services.  This domain was registered through Dynadot Inc on May 15, 2026, and resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3. Notably, it utilizes a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, which may lend an air of legitimacy to unsuspecting visitors. Despite its recent creation, the domain has not yet appeared on any public blocklists or threat intelligence feeds, contributing to its stealthy operation. The absence of detections on VirusTotal (0/95) suggests that signature-based defenses have not yet adapted to this threat, underscoring the need for proactive monitoring and behavioral analysis.  To mitigate exposure to this phishing campaign, organizations and individuals should immediately block access to thorchains.com at the network perimeter using DNS sinkholing or firewall rules. Users interacting with cryptocurrency-related services should verify URLs manually and avoid clicking on unsolicited links, particularly those promoting wallet recovery or seed phrase input. Security teams are advised to inspect outbound traffic for connections to 188.114.97.3 and scan internal systems for signs of credential harvesting or unauthorized fund transfers. Given the domain’s recent registration and lack of detections, this threat remains in its early stages but is highly likely to escalate if left unchecked.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260515-08E352
Favicon MD5:       2a4a09444e880ab13bd2635e815798fd
TLS cert SHA-256:      860a0b8dad722dd45e762d25d1e1fcbb18dc569012554e24dd2f87b542dcb508

## 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/thorchains.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=thorchains.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

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