# PhishDestroy threat dossier — usdtmine.live
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Fetched:   2026-06-19 12:05:16 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/usdtmine.live/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 90/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/95 security vendors flagged this domain
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      159.89.53.148 (US, North Bergen)
Hosting org:     AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Registrar:       Spaceship, Inc.
Nameservers:     launch1.spaceship.net, launch2.spaceship.net
Registered:      2026-06-07
Expires:         2027-06-07

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
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: 2026-06-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-11 09:31:19 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-11 07:34:11 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-19 12:20:44 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 08:18:08 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/019eb596-e502-769a-8841-6f6b613f6944/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/bc31b0a5-15be-4b98-95fd-9f3a47799436
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/usdtmine.live
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.usdtmine.live
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=usdtmine.live
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/usdtmine.live
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/usdtmine.live/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 11:52:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain usdtmine.live is a malicious website designed to impersonate legitimate cryptocurrency mining platforms, specifically targeting users interested in Tether (USDT) mining. This is a classic crypto drainer scheme: the site lures victims with promises of easy mining profits, then steals their login credentials and potentially their cryptocurrency wallet information.

PhishDestroy identified this threat through multiple intelligence sources. VirusTotal shows 4 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious. The domain was registered through Spaceship, Inc. and resolved to IP address 159.89.53.148. It has no SSL certificate, which is a major red flag for any site handling financial transactions. The site is currently offline, but users may still encounter similar domains.

If you have visited usdtmine.live or entered any personal information, take immediate action. Change passwords for any accounts that used the same credentials. Enable two-factor authentication on all cryptocurrency and financial accounts. Monitor your wallet addresses for unauthorized transactions. Run a full antivirus scan on your device. Report the domain to your email provider and to anti-phishing organizations. Stay vigilant against similar domains promising unrealistic mining returns.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260611-FAEDA2

## 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/usdtmine.live/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=usdtmine.live
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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