Is vault.coinbase-custody.com a scam?

vault.coinbase-custody.com has been flagged by 14 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 4 blocklists. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns vault.coinbase-custody.com?

vault.coinbase-custody.com is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, created on November 19, 2025. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is vault.coinbase-custody.com safe to visit?

vault.coinbase-custody.com is currently offline (taken down). It was previously flagged as a potentially dangerous website.

How do I report vault.coinbase-custody.com?

You can report vault.coinbase-custody.com to your local cybercrime authorities, Google Safe Browsing, and anti-phishing organizations. Our report page includes country-specific reporting contacts and pre-filled complaint templates.

vault[.]coinbase-custody[.]com

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

14/95 VT Detections URLScan: Scanned Taken Down Detected Nov 19, 2025 4 Blocklists Targets: Coinbase

86 Threat Score

Analyst Security Overview

AI-Generated

The domain vault.coinbase-custody.com is a phishing site that impersonated the well-known cryptocurrency platform, Coinbase. With a VirusTotal detection score of 14 out of 95, this domain was flagged as malicious, posing a risk for phishing attacks targeting cryptocurrency users.

Registered for 97 days with NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, the domain operated from the IP address 198.18.1.117. It has been noted for a blocklist count of 4, indicating previous attempts to mitigate its impact. The site is currently listed as dead, reflecting efforts to suppress its operation in the wild.

PhishDestroy took proactive measures by reporting the site, which is now taken down. Ongoing monitoring is in place to track any resurgence of similar phishing attempts targeting Coinbase users.

VirusTotal

14/95 VT Detections

URLScan.io

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Domain Age

98 days New

Site Status

Taken Down (HTTP 403)

DestroyList

Listed

User Reports

1 report

Threat Response Pipeline

13/14

Pre-emptive Discovery & Ingestion

30+ Proprietary Parsers · Infrastructure Analysis · Threat Ingested

3/3 ✓

30+ Proprietary Parsers

Distributed network scanning Google Ads (malvertising), SEO-manipulated results, Twitter/X, YouTube & Telegram campaigns

Infrastructure Analysis

dnstwist & typosquatting detection to catch look-alike domains targeting established brands

Threat Ingested

vault.coinbase-custody.com detected and queued for full analysis

Nov 19, 2025

Global Ecosystem Submission

50+ Vendor Submissions · VirusTotal · Blocklist Detection · Brand Impersonation

4/4 ✓

50+ Vendor Submissions

Data submitted to Cloudflare, Google Safe Browsing, Microsoft, VirusTotal, Netcraft, ESET, Bitdefender, Norton, Avira, PhishTank, Dr.Web, URLScan.io, PolySwarm & more

VirusTotal

14/95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 23, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 4 blocklists: MetaMask, ScamSniffer, PhishDestroy +1 more

Feb 25, 2026

Brand Impersonation

Impersonation of Coinbase

Legal Notifications & Reporting

ICANN Compliance Reports · DestroyList Published · Abuse Report Pending · Re-detection Logic

3/4

ICANN Compliance Reports

Formal abuse notifications aligned with ICANN standards, including forensic evidence packages (metadata, screenshots, PDF)

DestroyList Published

Added to PhishDestroy/DestroyList — open-source blocklist for wallets & extensions

Nov 19, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED) & hosting

Re-detection Logic

Follow-up alerts if threat remains active beyond 24 hours — automated re-reporting cycle

Public Transparency & Takedown

Open Threat Database · Social Broadcasting · Domain Taken Down

3/3 ✓

Open Threat Database

Real-time commits to GitHub repository & live monitoring at phishdestroy.io/live

Social Broadcasting

Automated alerts on Twitter, Telegram & Mastodon channels

Domain Taken Down

Phishing site is offline — no longer serving malicious content

Public Blocklist Status

Listed in 4 public blocklists — MetaMask, ScamSniffer, PhishDestroy, SEAL

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Website Screenshot

Malicious Content

Screenshot of vault.coinbase-custody.com captured during automated security scan

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Domain Intelligence

Domainvault.coinbase-custody.com

RegistrarNICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED (Hong Kong)

IP Address198.18.1.117

CreatedNov 19, 2025 (98 days — New)

ExpiresNov 19, 2026

Nameserversevangeline.ns.cloudflare.com
yadiel.ns.cloudflare.com

Abuse Contactsabuse@nicenic.net

First DetectedNov 19, 2025

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

VirusTotal Analysis

14 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

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ChainPatrol

alphaMountain.ai

BitDefender

CRDF

CyRadar

Fortinet

G-Data

Google Safebrowsing

Gridinsoft

Kaspersky

Lionic

SOCRadar

Sophos

Webroot

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis ThreatFox

Shodan

ScamAdviser

ChainAbuse

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Domain Appeal

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