# PhishDestroy threat dossier — usdcz.ink ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-25 23:06:46 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/usdcz.ink/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 88/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 12/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.17.162 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NameSilo, LLC !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!! NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com) for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence. Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket — NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed Nameservers: adam.ns.cloudflare.com, chan.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2025-08-20 Expires: 2026-08-20 Page title: defi-ETH HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2025-08-20 (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) First reported: 2025-11-08 19:14:07 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-26 01:27:28 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-15 04:10:59 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019a64e3-797a-7428-8e2e-5ad242eb711f/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/usdcz.ink crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.usdcz.ink Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=usdcz.ink AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/usdcz.ink URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/usdcz.ink/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:51:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies usdcz.ink as a high-risk generic phishing domain targeting unsuspecting users. This threat is significant because phishing sites like usdcz.ink can steal sensitive information, including login credentials and financial data, by masquerading as legitimate services. Protecting user data from these deceptive platforms is critical to maintaining online security. The domain usdcz.ink was registered on August 20, 2025, through NameSilo, LLC and resolved to the IP address 104.21.17.162. It appeared on three different security blocklists and was flagged by 12 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. AlienVault OTX detected usdcz.ink in one threat intelligence pulse, further confirming its malicious intent. Although the domain is currently offline, its prior activity suggests it was used to impersonate decentralized finance services, as indicated by the page title "defi-ETH." Users are advised to avoid visiting usdcz.ink or interacting with any communications referencing this domain. If you suspect you have encountered this domain or provided credentials, immediately update your passwords and monitor your accounts for suspicious activity. Employing robust security measures such as multi-factor authentication and using trusted sources for financial transactions can mitigate risks from phishing threats like usdcz.ink. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: 3daa9532902a56fd446e7dcd3203fc0c1f6bbb4d156cbca310398ecdf7259e8c ## 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/usdcz.ink/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=usdcz.ink 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 (37,084 alive under monitoring, 114,185 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io