# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vaults-locus.finance ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-26 01:02:40 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vaults-locus.finance/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 83/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Drainer (wallet extracted) Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. 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: ["coleman.ns.cloudflare.com", "indie.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2027-01-25 Page title: Un instant… ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-04-26 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: cb39e3303938b48d77f9000d1c91c38e971009f00093e8fa2ac32f509e245ac3 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-13 00:58:10 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-24 01:12:58 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-24 00:12:52 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c53da-f5db-779c-b8b4-4fe7d8322d4c/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/vaults-locus.finance crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.vaults-locus.finance Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=vaults-locus.finance AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/vaults-locus.finance URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/vaults-locus.finance/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 16:23:01 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies vaults-locus.finance as a medium-risk generic phishing domain targeting unsuspecting users. Phishing threats like this aim to steal sensitive information by masquerading as legitimate financial services, posing significant risks to personal and financial security. The domain vaults-locus.finance was registered on February 21, 2026, via NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and previously resolved to IP address 188.114.97.3. Although it appeared on one security blocklist and triggered alerts from multiple security vendors, the domain is currently offline, reducing immediate risk. However, its prior activity indicates it was part of a phishing campaign leveraging fraudulent financial themes. Users should avoid interacting with this domain or providing any personal information linked to it. It is advisable to keep security software up to date, verify URLs carefully before clicking, and report any suspicious emails or messages referencing vaults-locus.finance. Staying vigilant helps prevent falling victim to phishing scams posing as trusted financial sites. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 TLS cert SHA-256: cb39e3303938b48d77f9000d1c91c38e971009f00093e8fa2ac32f509e245ac3 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vaults-locus.finance/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vaults-locus.finance Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io