# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vaultwithbase.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-23 09:55:38 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vaultwithbase.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Base

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      13/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, Seclookup
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      216.198.79.65 (US, Cleveland)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     CYPRESS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
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:     ["rustam.ns.cloudflare.com", "sunny.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-05-04
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-07-23
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: c41834e4f6de741edf814663995db8b15b772af7899ac15a2a8600801ce1bfbc

## 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: 2026-05-04 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-04 15:30:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-23 08:20:37 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-08 05:37:29 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 23:29:41 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

vaultwithbase.com is an impersonation phishing domain targeting the brand Base. The domain is flagged by 13 out of 91 vendors on VirusTotal, indicating significant malicious activity. Despite its current offline status, it has been listed on three public blocklists, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL, which underscores its threat level.

The domain was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and hosted on IP address 216.198.79.65 in the United States, managed by CYPRESS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. Its SSL certificate was issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for phishing domains due to its free and automated nature. The site was designed to deceive users into believing they were interacting with the legitimate Base platform, likely to harvest sensitive information or credentials.

The takedown of vaultwithbase.com reduces its immediate threat, but the incident highlights the ongoing risks posed by phishing domains. Such domains often exploit the initial period post-registration before antivirus databases can update their records. PhishDestroy's early detection capabilities help identify these threats during this critical window, providing an advantage in mitigating potential damage. The case of vaultwithbase.com serves as a reminder of the need for continuous vigilance and proactive measures against phishing attacks.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       665926b6e8c40bcc3e642d046d168d4e
TLS cert SHA-256:      c41834e4f6de741edf814663995db8b15b772af7899ac15a2a8600801ce1bfbc

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