# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vertex-capitalai.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 12:08:37 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vertex-capitalai.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 22 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 65/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 9/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Certego, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists 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: Realtime Register B.V. Nameservers: jack.ns.cloudflare.com, jasmine.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Vertex Capital AI™ - AI-Trading Sverige 2025 HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-01-19 15:52:43 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-03-31 01:14:43 UTC (STALE — 22 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 22 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 22 days stale) 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/019bd6df-f998-73ec-aa2d-043e0dd551f9/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/9d21a1b7-62c0-4d04-9ccc-ae80f305ce07 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/vertex-capitalai.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.vertex-capitalai.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=vertex-capitalai.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/vertex-capitalai.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/vertex-capitalai.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 02:15:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies vertex-capitalai.com as a malicious phishing domain pretending to offer AI-driven trading solutions under the name "Vertex Capital AI™ - AI-Trading Sverige 2025." Despite its professional appearance, this site is designed to deceive users into sharing sensitive information or financial details. Visiting such fraudulent sites can lead to identity theft, financial loss, and unauthorized access to accounts. This phishing operation operates by mimicking legitimate trading platforms, enticing victims with promises of advanced AI trading capabilities. Users may be prompted to register, deposit funds, or provide personal data. The domain was registered through Realtime Register B.V. and resolves to IP 188.114.97.3. It has appeared on multiple security blocklists and was flagged by several security vendors on VirusTotal, confirming its malicious intent. The site has since been taken offline but remains a cautionary example. If you have visited vertex-capitalai.com, it is crucial to immediately change any passwords you may have entered and monitor your financial accounts for unauthorized activity. Avoid clicking any links from suspicious emails promoting this site. Reporting the domain to your security provider and using reputable antivirus and anti-phishing tools can help protect your devices from future attacks. Staying informed and cautious is key to preventing harm from phishing threats like this one. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260119-F9AFE7 Favicon SHA-256: e85f83911d36d84974b5520bd68c755860e05c400277879a9e4a7ad111ac883a ## 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/vertex-capitalai.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vertex-capitalai.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io