# PhishDestroy threat dossier — trxstaking.top
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Fetched:   2026-06-23 09:32:56 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/trxstaking.top/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 52/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/92 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Gridinsoft
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.84.201 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Web Commerce Communications Ltd
Nameservers:     ["armando.ns.cloudflare.com.", "june.ns.cloudflare.com."]
Registered:      2026-05-07
Page title:      TRXSTAKING - Trusted Staking Platform

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-07-17
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 5c68d10160c35d5676ce479b36ff6e3f8356344e12a03c5d10b09f8d05c9b732

## 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: 2026-05-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-07 06:00:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-23 08:20:37 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-11 19:50:04 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 23:08:45 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain trxstaking.top, once operational, impersonated a TRX cryptocurrency staking platform. It was flagged by 2 out of 92 vendors on VirusTotal, indicating its malicious nature. Despite its takedown, it managed to deceive users into believing it was a legitimate staking site, potentially compromising sensitive information.

Registered through Web Commerce Communications Ltd and hosted on Cloudflare's infrastructure, trxstaking.top presented itself with the page title 'TRXSTAKING - Trusted Staking Platform'. The SSL certificate was issued by Google Trust Services, adding a veneer of legitimacy to its operations. However, its inclusion in a public blocklist by PhishDestroy underscores its fraudulent intent.

Phishing domains like trxstaking.top exploit the trust users place in cryptocurrency platforms. By mimicking a trusted brand, they aim to harvest credentials and financial data. Although the domain is now offline, its brief period of activity highlights the ongoing threat posed by such scams. The swift takedown demonstrates the effectiveness of monitoring and reporting efforts in mitigating these threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       7057f7b988a911ccaf232b947bde83cd
TLS cert SHA-256:      5c68d10160c35d5676ce479b36ff6e3f8356344e12a03c5d10b09f8d05c9b732

## 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/trxstaking.top/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=trxstaking.top
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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