# PhishDestroy threat dossier — upheaval.exchange
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Fetched:   2026-04-23 03:03:55 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/upheaval.exchange/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Wallet drainer: Angel Drainer

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CRDF, Gridinsoft
URLQuery:        100 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.35.2 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     ["ns1.dyna-ns.net", "ns2.dyna-ns.net"]
Page title:      Home | Upheaval Finance
HTTP response:   429

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-04-22
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e473250ef99bc3545924142b790be85d26cc96c510caf17f17dac75b1e66f48f

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-09-12 05:09:30 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 04:05:35 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01993c53-1908-752d-aa22-2b88726bea53/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/upheaval.exchange
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.upheaval.exchange
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=upheaval.exchange
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/upheaval.exchange
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/upheaval.exchange/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:29:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies upheaval.exchange as a low-risk crypto drainer domain. This classification highlights potential attempts to steal cryptocurrency assets through malicious draining scripts.

The domain was linked to the Angel Drainer kit and registered via Dynadot Inc. It appeared on two security blocklists and had a poor Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100. VirusTotal flagged it with 2 out of 95 security vendors. The domain resolved to IP 104.21.35.2 before being taken offline, indicating limited infrastructure activity.

Currently, upheaval.exchange is offline and no longer resolving. Users are advised to avoid any links or communications involving this domain to prevent exposure to crypto theft risks. Continuous vigilance and use of trusted security tools remain essential to mitigate similar threats.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 2/95 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       cbc3b8968f62aa0574c62763a72aa015d10bf3d98e25916d006329e381d97424
TLS cert SHA-256:      e473250ef99bc3545924142b790be85d26cc96c510caf17f17dac75b1e66f48f

## 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/upheaval.exchange/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=upheaval.exchange
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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