# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vertexxchange.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-03 16:14:33 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vertexxchange.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Gridinsoft, Netcraft AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 45.67.136.10 (NL, Amsterdam) ASN: AS213535 YottaSrc Hosting org: YottaSrc Registrar: TuringSign Inc. d/b/a Cosmotown Nameservers: ns1.srv-console.com, ns2.srv-console.com, ns3.srv-console.com, ns4.srv-console.com Registered: 2024-09-12 Expires: 2026-09-12 Page title: Vertex Exchange ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-08-06 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: df019dbec30c3efebd58802c84241054394d2963d62662d4ac87468e15a90859 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - coninofirmo.biz - coninofirmo.biz.vertexxchange.com - www.coninofirmo.biz.vertexxchange.com ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2024-09-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-01 04:09:57 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-01 02:53:12 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-03 16:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-01 12:02:52 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1b6f-58d9-7766-8ba5-c8ad5d15eb70/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/0fc7f7dd-ba4c-43e5-9a3a-92446987911f Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/vertexxchange.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.vertexxchange.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=vertexxchange.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/vertexxchange.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/vertexxchange.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-01 04:25:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, vertexxchange.com, poses as a legitimate cryptocurrency exchange platform to deceive users into disclosing sensitive credentials or transferring digital assets. Analysis indicates the site mimics Vertex Exchange, a known trading service, to exploit trust in the brand. Visitors may encounter fake login portals, deposit prompts, or wallet connection requests designed to harvest private keys or login details, leading to unauthorized account access or financial theft. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on September 12, 2024, through TuringSign Inc. d/b/a Cosmotown, a registrar frequently associated with suspicious registrations. As of the latest assessment, only 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal detect the domain as malicious, suggesting evasion techniques may be in use. The site resolves to the IP address 45.67.136.10 and holds a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which, while providing encryption, does not validate legitimacy. Additional indicators include its presence in 2 AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulses and inclusion on 2 security blocklists, further confirming its malicious intent. Users who have interacted with vertexxchange.com should immediately revoke any connected wallet permissions and cease all interactions with the site. If credentials or private keys were entered, affected accounts must be secured by transferring assets to a new wallet and updating passwords on all associated platforms. Monitor linked accounts for unauthorized transactions and report the incident to relevant security teams or fraud reporting services. Avoid clicking on any links or downloading files from the domain, and consider implementing additional security measures such as hardware-based authentication to prevent future compromise. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260701-C3790A Favicon MD5: 8a47a934f526ee0143fc97352ff68c28 TLS cert SHA-256: df019dbec30c3efebd58802c84241054394d2963d62662d4ac87468e15a90859 ## 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 (operator 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/vertexxchange.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vertexxchange.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,403 domains (13,595 alive under monitoring, 159,990 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io