# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vexbets.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-27 17:40:33 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vexbets.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Crypto Casino / Gambling ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 7/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Sophos, Webroot ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Dominet (HK) Limited Nameservers: ["blakely.ns.cloudflare.com", "tim.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-22 Page title: Vexbets: Most Popular Online Crypto Casino Based on Blockchain HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-06-01 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: e19ef916ace295d92d41e43f9901383512fe7cbaa83139bcf760609ff823285a ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: REPORTS FILED AND IGNORED — Dominet (HK) Limited did not act on these notifications. Domain still online. Reports filed: 1 independent abuse notifications First report: 2026-04-26 17:10:50 UTC Days since first notice: 1 — no registrar action, domain remains online ICANN Compliance CC'd on at least one escalation — non-response is on record. Methodology: follow-up reports are sent ONLY when a victim re-submitted a re-report via our public form, our monitoring detected the domain resurfacing in SEO/feeds, OR our live-checker confirmed the domain is still technically active and fraudulent. Each report contains: VT verdict, URLScan snapshot, WHOIS, SSL metadata, IP/hosting chain, impersonated-brand evidence, drainer/kit classification, screenshots, and a cryptographic hash of the forensic PDF. ICANN RAA Sec. 3.18 applies. Per-report timeline: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vexbets.com/#coordinated-suppression ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-22 20:24:33 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-22 17:28:17 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-27 12:49:05 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable 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/019db637-99be-762f-9530-ebe760a18524/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/7423e471-39e5-4ff5-ae16-3bb817c15e54 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/vexbets.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.vexbets.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=vexbets.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/vexbets.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/vexbets.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-22 20:25:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies vexbets.com as an active crypto drainer domain impersonating a legitimate sportsbook betting platform. Current status is elevated risk with confirmed malicious activity targeting cryptocurrency deposits. All organizations and end-users are advised to treat this domain as hostile and implement immediate containment measures. This domain was flagged by 1 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors during automated scanning. Technical indicators include registration through Dominet (HK) Limited on March 03, 2026, resolution to IP address 188.114.96.3, and use of a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. Additional risk factors include extremely recent domain creation (within days) and low detection rates on public scanning platforms, suggesting either early-stage deployment or evasion tactics. The elevated risk status requires immediate action from security teams and affected industries. Domain blocking via DNS sinkholing or firewall rules is strongly recommended due to confirmed crypto drainer functionality. Users and organizations should also verify their exposure by checking browser history, cryptocurrency wallet interactions, and any recent sports betting-related transactions. Security teams should implement behavioral detection rules for outbound connections to 188.114.96.3 and monitor for patterns associated with crypto drainer operations such as unusual wallet connection prompts or transaction verification requests. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260422-B0EF2E Favicon MD5: 095b185e288ed8e4d934ac78fe6a4e2e TLS cert SHA-256: e19ef916ace295d92d41e43f9901383512fe7cbaa83139bcf760609ff823285a ## 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/vexbets.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vexbets.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