# PhishDestroy threat dossier — trustbybit.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-20 23:12:36 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/trustbybit.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Bybit

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, LevelBlue
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      121.127.245.132 (HK, Hong Kong)
Hosting org:     AS152194 CTG Server Limited
Registrar:       GMO Internet, Inc.
Nameservers:     a.share-dns.com, a4.share-dns.com, b.share-dns.net, b4.share-dns.net
Registered:      2026-03-16
Expires:         2027-03-16

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-03-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-01 17:23:01 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-01 14:27:52 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-21 00:40:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 16:45:25 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/019e838e-c132-710a-b1a8-343588d320aa/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/8c3397b8-272d-4e31-a789-3de41da54afc
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/trustbybit.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.trustbybit.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=trustbybit.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/trustbybit.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/trustbybit.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:42:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies trustbybit.com as a brand impersonation threat, specifically targeting Bybit, with no known crypto drainer kit involved. The domain trustbybit.com has a VirusTotal score of 3/95, was registered through GMO Internet, Inc., resolves to IP 121.127.245.132, and was created on March 16, 2026, appearing on 3 security blocklists and has no SSL certificate, indicating a high level of risk associated with this domain.

 The technical indicators of this domain, including its creation date, registrar, and IP address, suggest a coordinated effort to deceive users, with the domain's lack of an SSL certificate further exacerbating the risk, and its appearance on 3 security blocklists and being flagged by 3 VirusTotal vendors out of 95, underscores the severity of the threat it poses. 

 The current status of trustbybit.com is offline, having been taken down, however, the risk remains as users may still have interacted with the domain prior to its takedown, and it is crucial for users to remain vigilant and take necessary precautions to protect themselves from similar brand impersonation threats, including verifying the authenticity of websites and being cautious of unsolicited communications.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260601-F16E3D

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