# PhishDestroy threat dossier — transfer-usdt.io
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Fetched:   2026-06-07 12:24:11 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/transfer-usdt.io/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.187.174 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 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:     cass.ns.cloudflare.com, reese.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-03-23
Expires:         2027-03-23
Page title:      USDT Transfer
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-08-19
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 77ef95e6e05665c598ed6cddc615a9afc4f1950cf59ae3b3fa05671ce03f54d0

## 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: 2026-03-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-30 03:13:36 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-07 10:59:28 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 17:29:31 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e7639-4ff5-737a-aa8e-8dee3a2d2267/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/transfer-usdt.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.transfer-usdt.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=transfer-usdt.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/transfer-usdt.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/transfer-usdt.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-07 02:46:04 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview
The domain transfer-usdt.io is a live, generic phishing/scam operation, with an elevated threat score of 63/100, and is actively serving traffic. It does not impersonate a specific brand. The domain is currently active.

Risk Indicators
- 1 public blocklist has listed this domain, indicating potential malicious activity.
- The domain has a relatively high threat score of 63/100, suggesting elevated risk.
- The domain was created recently, on 2026-03-23, which may indicate a newly launched phishing or scam campaign.

Technical Details
- Registrar: NameSilo, LLC
- Hosting IP: 172.67.187.174
- VirusTotal: 0 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious.
- Domain Created: 2026-03-23

Recommendations
- Block and report this domain immediately via your threat-intel platform
- Monitor user traffic to this domain for potential phishing or scam activity
- Implement additional security measures to prevent users from accessing this domain

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       4f4d924fcafc32c3a2b20e9eb1f74163
TLS cert SHA-256:      77ef95e6e05665c598ed6cddc615a9afc4f1950cf59ae3b3fa05671ce03f54d0

## 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/transfer-usdt.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=transfer-usdt.io
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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