# PhishDestroy threat dossier — usdtunlock.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-14 17:29:01 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/usdtunlock.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Crypto Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, SOCRadar
URLQuery:        2 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Nameservers:     johnny.ns.cloudflare.com, rayne.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-07-03
Expires:         2027-07-03
Page title:      USDT Unlocker — Unlock Your Locked USDT
HTTP response:   301

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-10-01
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 33f5d3205d349cd931db6bf4047e16419ee43668b54e43e697319cffca9e2dae

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-07-03 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-11 09:10:00 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-12 22:00:43 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-14 16:20:45 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f5001-6380-71be-bc0e-5569fc1a08b8/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/bd0c374d-34d4-4759-8b9d-5e055b90d92b
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/usdtunlock.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.usdtunlock.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=usdtunlock.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/usdtunlock.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/usdtunlock.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-11 09:41:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, usdtunlock.com, operates as a crypto drainer phishing site designed to steal digital assets from unsuspecting users. Victims are typically lured through fake promotions or urgent messages claiming to unlock frozen USDT (Tether) funds, only to have their wallet credentials or recovery phrases harvested. Once entered, these details allow attackers to drain cryptocurrency holdings irreversibly.  Analysis indicates the domain was registered on July 03, 2024, through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. As of the latest scan, 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flag usdtunlock.com as malicious, a low but notable detection rate that suggests targeted or evasive phishing tactics. The site resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3 and employs Cloudflare services, including Browser Insights and HTTP/3, to obscure its infrastructure and evade basic detection methods.  If you visited usdtunlock.com and entered any sensitive information, such as wallet credentials or recovery phrases, take immediate action. Disconnect the affected wallet from all decentralized applications (dApps) and transfer remaining funds to a new, secure wallet. Monitor the original wallet for unauthorized transactions and revoke any suspicious token approvals. Report the incident to your wallet provider and consider filing a report with relevant cybercrime authorities to aid in tracking the infrastructure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260712-567D29
Favicon MD5:       84e965ae56854a214ba4938aa21a223e
TLS cert SHA-256:      33f5d3205d349cd931db6bf4047e16419ee43668b54e43e697319cffca9e2dae

## 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/usdtunlock.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=usdtunlock.com
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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