# PhishDestroy threat dossier — usdcup.fun
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 02:07:40 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/usdcup.fun/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Lionic, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.157.41 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registered:      2025-12-15
Expires:         2026-12-15
Page title:      Solana
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
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: 2025-12-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:21:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-01 04:40:08 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-09 17:11:22 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/019b2489-e023-77b8-b51c-8a224b8d32d2/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/usdcup.fun
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.usdcup.fun
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=usdcup.fun
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/usdcup.fun
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/usdcup.fun/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 15:21:57 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies usdcup.fun as a high-risk phishing domain designed to deceive users into revealing sensitive information. Although currently taken offline, this domain posed significant danger by impersonating legitimate services to steal personal data. Users who encountered this site risked exposure to identity theft, financial loss, and unauthorized access to accounts.

This phishing operation worked by masking itself behind a seemingly harmless or enticing domain name. Visitors were likely prompted to enter confidential details like login credentials or payment information, which attackers then harvested for malicious use. The domain appeared on multiple security blocklists and was flagged by several security vendors, underscoring its malicious intent and widespread recognition within the cybersecurity community.

If you have visited usdcup.fun, it is critical to immediately change any passwords that may have been entered and monitor financial accounts for unusual activity. Users should also enable multifactor authentication where possible to add an extra layer of protection. Reporting suspicious activity to your institution and running a comprehensive security scan on your devices can further help mitigate potential damage caused by this phishing attempt.

## 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/usdcup.fun/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=usdcup.fun
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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