# PhishDestroy threat dossier — usdc.motorcycles
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Fetched:   2026-05-17 11:54:56 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/usdc.motorcycles/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.141.150 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      defi-ETH

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Cloudflare TLS Issuing ECC CA 1
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:20:52 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-07 03:06:06 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-22 08:39:44 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019a0718-4ed2-73f9-bb0c-566d14d657ce/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/usdc.motorcycles
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.usdc.motorcycles
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=usdc.motorcycles
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/usdc.motorcycles
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/usdc.motorcycles/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 15:16:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies usdc.motorcycles as a high-risk generic phishing domain targeting unsuspecting users. The domain was designed to impersonate a legitimate service, aiming to deceive victims and harvest sensitive information. This presents a significant risk to individuals and organizations vulnerable to credential theft or fraud.

The infrastructure underlying usdc.motorcycles includes registration through a defunct domain provider and rapid appearance on multiple security blocklists shortly after its creation on February 21, 2026. AlienVault OTX flagged the domain within a threat intelligence pulse, while VirusTotal analysis revealed that the majority of security vendors detected malicious activity associated with it. This collective intelligence underscores the domain's malicious nature and confirms its role in phishing campaigns.

Currently, usdc.motorcycles has been taken offline, reducing immediate threat exposure. However, organizations are advised to maintain vigilance and update blocklists accordingly. Continuous monitoring of related domains and user education about phishing risks remain critical to prevent future compromise attempts linked to similar infrastructures.

## 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/usdc.motorcycles/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=usdc.motorcycles
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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