# PhishDestroy threat dossier — trustcards.io ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-20 14:01:13 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/trustcards.io/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Trust Wallet ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 10/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Emsisoft, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 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: poppy.ns.cloudflare.com, zac.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-03-26 Page title: Trust - Cryptocurrency Card from Trust Wallet ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-03-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-03-27 00:11:51 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-12 19:37:30 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-28 01:32:27 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d2bfb-5766-76eb-9a7f-58d4fcb0fc7f/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/trustcards.io crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.trustcards.io Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=trustcards.io AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/trustcards.io URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/trustcards.io/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-27 00:12:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] trustcards.io has been identified by PhishDestroy as a live phishing domain actively serving fraudulent content designed to steal payment card information. The site mimics legitimate card services to deceive users into submitting sensitive financial details, which are then harvested by threat actors for immediate exploitation. This domain is currently under active investigation and poses an immediate risk to any user who engages with its content. The site was first detected on March 25 2026 and remains unblocked across most threat intelligence platforms, indicating a rapidly evolving threat that has yet to be fully contained. This domain resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3 and is protected by a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate to appear legitimate. It was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and currently shows zero detections out of 95 engines on VirusTotal, suggesting it has evaded detection by most antivirus vendors. No entries were found on major blocklists at the time of analysis, and no reputation scores are available from threat intelligence feeds. The domain is less than one week old, which is typical for newly launched phishing campaigns designed to operate before takedown processes can be initiated. Users are strongly advised to avoid accessing trustcards.io or any subpages and to report the domain to their security teams immediately. Organizations should consider blocking the domain and IP address at the network perimeter using DNS and firewall rules. Employees should be reminded not to input any payment or personal information into unknown or unsolicited websites. Security teams are encouraged to monitor for outbound connections to 188.114.97.3 and to scan endpoints for signs of credential theft or unauthorized data exfiltration. Given the lack of detection coverage, behavioral monitoring and user awareness training remain critical defenses against this emerging threat. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: f31065f3cd27ee747f132dfb9f3004ca ## 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/trustcards.io/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=trustcards.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io