# PhishDestroy threat dossier — usdt-qr-code.net
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Fetched:   2026-07-05 13:12:39 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/usdt-qr-code.net/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 87/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.141.184 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     bill.ns.cloudflare.com, sima.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-06-08
Expires:         2027-06-08
Page title:      USDT QR Code Generator – Create Tether QR for Any Network

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-07
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: d8228da58b064ddea7f71636f9514906bb14cc76817dce845499abe3f92c1f43

## 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: 2026-06-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-24 23:06:17 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-05 12:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-25 12:18:56 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/019efb73-a1c3-7553-9fba-f4d4387dcfe1/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/usdt-qr-code.net
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.usdt-qr-code.net
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=usdt-qr-code.net
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/usdt-qr-code.net
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/usdt-qr-code.net/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-24 23:14:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain usdt-qr-code.net is a suspicious website associated with Tether (USDT) cryptocurrency-related scams, likely attempting to impersonate legitimate USDT or QR code services to trick users into connecting wallets or sharing private keys. It poses a threat of credential theft or financial fraud by luring victims into interacting with a fraudulent platform.

Technical evidence indicates low credibility: VirusTotal shows only 1 detection out of 95 scanners, flagged solely by Fortinet. The domain is registered with NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and was created on 2026-06-08, a future date suggesting data anomalies or misconfiguration. It resolves to IP 188.114.96.3 and uses nameservers bill.ns.cloudflare.com and sima.ns.cloudflare.com. The domain status is ACTIVE.

The domain is currently active and accessible, with a risk level assessed as moderate due to the single antivirus flag and suspicious future creation date. Users should avoid interacting with this site to prevent potential financial loss.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       99c10daad952643944ccca57d40dc197
TLS cert SHA-256:      d8228da58b064ddea7f71636f9514906bb14cc76817dce845499abe3f92c1f43

## 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 (operator 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/usdt-qr-code.net/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=usdt-qr-code.net
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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