# PhishDestroy threat dossier — trustwallet-backup.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 21:47:44 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/trustwallet-backup.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Trust Wallet ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 13/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot URLQuery: 2 detections ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Internet Domain Service BS Corp Nameservers: ["christina.ns.cloudflare.com", "gordon.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-11 Page title: Trust Wallet — Secure Backup Portal HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-07-10 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 1dd64c85aa204afda63a9a7924334df4aa6dd97ed01daf9bb34c41593fdb2de1 ## 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: 2026-04-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-11 07:33:56 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-04-11 04:35:16 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-21 16:08:51 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-15 19:50:02 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d7acf-7474-756d-b25c-a3732a6f2eda/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/21754771-addd-4656-a9ce-97f413ae0de1 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/trustwallet-backup.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.trustwallet-backup.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=trustwallet-backup.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/trustwallet-backup.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/trustwallet-backup.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-11 07:34:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies trustwallet-backup.com as a high-risk domain actively impersonating Trust Wallet's official services. This domain specifically targets cryptocurrency users by mimicking the brand’s secure backup portal, tricking victims into entering their unique seed phrases (e.g., 300d69) into a fraudulent interface. The threat is immediate and severe, as stolen seeds grant attackers full control over users' wallets and funds. This domain was flagged by 12 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, indicating substantial malicious activity. It resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3 and leverages a Google Trust Services SSL certificate to appear legitimate. Registered through Internet Domain Service BS Corp., the domain was created on April 10, 2026, highlighting its recency and opportunistic nature. The fraudulent page title, 'Trust Wallet — Secure Backup Portal,' further reinforces the impersonation attempt. Given its high-risk classification and active status, this domain poses a critical threat to Trust Wallet users seeking legitimate backup solutions. To mitigate exposure, users must avoid accessing trustwallet-backup.com under any circumstances. Instead, they should only use Trust Wallet’s official website (trustwallet.com) or verified applications for backup procedures. Organizations should block this domain at the network perimeter and update firewall rules to prevent internal access. Additionally, users who may have interacted with this domain should immediately transfer their funds to a new wallet with a different seed phrase and enable two-factor authentication where possible. Reporting this domain to Trust Wallet’s abuse team can further help in disrupting malicious campaigns targeting their user base. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260411-FA486A TLS cert SHA-256: 1dd64c85aa204afda63a9a7924334df4aa6dd97ed01daf9bb34c41593fdb2de1 ## 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/trustwallet-backup.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=trustwallet-backup.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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io