# PhishDestroy threat dossier — usupholdbit.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-17 09:02:47 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/usupholdbit.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 67/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/91 security vendors flagged this domain

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.217.58 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Name SRS AB
Nameservers:     gracie.ns.cloudflare.com, miles.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-05-01
Page title:      Uphold

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-07-31
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 062191fb4cca83da37c18e636ab8d1804a034931e0a18616a5713d15a16e6ea1

## 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: 2026-05-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-02 15:43:29 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-02 12:45:11 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-16 01:40:09 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-12 00:06:36 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/019de8b4-d74d-71d3-a81d-3c4a7ce9762c/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/3b131679-d014-4880-a89f-12d2733a2c79
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/usupholdbit.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.usupholdbit.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=usupholdbit.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/usupholdbit.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/usupholdbit.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-02 15:44:37 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified usupholdbit.com as an active fake-login phishing site impersonating the legitimate cryptocurrency wallet and payment platform Uphold. This domain is currently under investigation and remains active, posing imminent risk to users who may unwittingly enter their credentials.  

This domain was flagged with a specific threat type of generic phishing and is currently categorized as under investigation with a risk level of active. Technical indicators include a VirusTotal score of 0/95 detections, registration through Name SRS AB, creation date of May 01, 2026, an SSL certificate issued by Let’s Encrypt, and resolution to IP 172.67.217.58. The page title mimics the legitimate Uphold interface, increasing the likelihood of successful credential harvesting.  

To mitigate exposure to this specific phishing campaign, users should immediately avoid interacting with usupholdbit.com or any derivative domains. Cryptocurrency holders are advised to bookmark the official Uphold website (uphold.com) and verify URLs before entering sensitive information. Organizations should update browser blocklists with this domain and IP (172.67.217.58), and consider deploying DNS filtering tools to prevent access. If credentials were entered, users must rotate passwords immediately and enable two-factor authentication on their Uphold accounts. Report suspicious domains to Uphold’s abuse team and local cybersecurity authorities.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 6/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260502-3FB51F
Favicon MD5:       76eb3440e78a4b145b3379a8f095818a
TLS cert SHA-256:      062191fb4cca83da37c18e636ab8d1804a034931e0a18616a5713d15a16e6ea1

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