# PhishDestroy threat dossier — updatedog.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-25 04:50:14 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/updatedog.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 41 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: seed_phish Targeted brand: foundation (and: ledger, near) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 17/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE URLQuery: 100 detections Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.69.2 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. 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: ["jason.ns.cloudflare.com", "paloma.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2027-01-23 Page title: Suspected phishing site | Cloudflare HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-04-24 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 9639b883d0958b5c7455e297d46e10a36043c8e5a4f639f5cc732d8595716f53 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-13 03:32:38 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-13 14:18:07 UTC (STALE — 41 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-03-01 03:29:59 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 41 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 41 days stale) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c5468-1610-72ad-8122-a72ab4714239/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/updatedog.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.updatedog.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=updatedog.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/updatedog.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/updatedog.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 00:40:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies updatedog.live as a high-risk phishing domain targeting users of Generic Crypto platforms. Although currently offline, this website was flagged by multiple security vendors and appeared on several blocklists, highlighting its malicious intent. Users should be aware that such domains are designed to trick individuals into divulging sensitive information, potentially leading to financial loss or identity theft. The phishing scheme behind updatedog.live involved impersonating the Generic Crypto brand to gain users' trust. Visitors were likely lured by deceptive messages or fake promotions encouraging them to enter login credentials or private keys. The domain resolved to an IP address linked with suspicious activity and was registered through a lesser-known registrar, increasing its threat profile. If you have visited updatedog.live, it is critical to immediately change any passwords or security details related to your crypto accounts. Monitor your financial statements for unauthorized transactions and consider enabling two-factor authentication for added protection. Reporting this domain to your security provider and staying informed through reliable sources like PhishDestroy can help prevent future attacks. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: f92e9d227c08fedd2a66e59594fcaf33 TLS cert SHA-256: 9639b883d0958b5c7455e297d46e10a36043c8e5a4f639f5cc732d8595716f53 ## 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/updatedog.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=updatedog.live 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: 152,979 domains (39,789 alive under monitoring, 112,805 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io