# PhishDestroy threat dossier — usdcstaking.top ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-31 10:55:23 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/usdcstaking.top/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: fake_staking Targeted brand: MetaMask ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/92 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Dominet (HK) Limited Nameservers: fish.ns.cloudflare.com, ignat.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-12 Page title: Attention Required! | Cloudflare HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-10 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: a48139abe52261a4ae9b31cdbc6b7f7e79413a723845644ba8c9d44ae721336d ## 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: 2026-05-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-14 18:20:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-14 15:21:09 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-31 13:20:39 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-15 01:45:37 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e2710-d794-7209-84e8-38dc1ce53daa/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/0695a8f8-aa75-494a-b6c2-d101186b069a Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/usdcstaking.top crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.usdcstaking.top Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=usdcstaking.top AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/usdcstaking.top URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/usdcstaking.top/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-14 18:20:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies the domain usdcstaking.top as an active crypto drainer impersonating legitimate USDC staking services. This domain was flagged by 0 of 95 VirusTotal vendors, indicating it remains undetected by most security solutions. Registered through Dominet (HK) Limited on May 12, 2026, it resolves to IP 188.114.97.3 and has appeared on 1 security blocklist. The domain holds a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, suggesting an attempt to appear trustworthy. While detection remains low, MetaMask has already blocked this domain, signaling immediate risk to users. SOC teams should block the domain at the network perimeter and alert users to avoid interacting with USDC staking services via unsolicited links. Monitor for connections to IP 188.114.97.3 and update blocklists accordingly. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 2/92 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260514-F17378 Favicon MD5: cff90fc1e2b021e715882789ac83aff1 TLS cert SHA-256: a48139abe52261a4ae9b31cdbc6b7f7e79413a723845644ba8c9d44ae721336d ## 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/usdcstaking.top/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=usdcstaking.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 156,194 domains (38,713 alive under monitoring, 116,989 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io