# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vote-flarefoundation.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-26 17:22:53 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vote-flarefoundation.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 16/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) 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: keaton.ns.cloudflare.com, oaklyn.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-28 Expires: 2027-05-28 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-05-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-28 20:46:29 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-28 20:45:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-26 16:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-29 00:24:02 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e6fb0-0a88-7525-b0d1-004c865b8eca/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/vote-flarefoundation.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.vote-flarefoundation.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=vote-flarefoundation.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/vote-flarefoundation.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/vote-flarefoundation.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 04:25:20 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain vote-flarefoundation.com is identified as a high-risk phishing site specifically designed to impersonate the Flare Foundation, a known blockchain network. Analysis indicates this infrastructure was engineered to harvest cryptocurrency wallet credentials, private keys, or seed phrases from unsuspecting users under the pretense of official Flare Foundation services or token distributions. The site is currently offline, though prior activity suggests it was actively used in credential theft campaigns targeting decentralized finance participants. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on May 28, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-volume domain registrations linked to fraudulent activity. The domain resolved to the IP address 188.114.96.3, a host previously observed in other phishing operations. Detection metrics confirm its malicious nature: 16 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged the domain as malicious, while it appears on three distinct security blocklists. Protective measures implemented by multiple detection platforms, including wallet security tools and threat intelligence feeds, have contributed to its current offline status. Given the domain's history and infrastructure, users are strongly advised to treat any prior interaction with vote-flarefoundation.com as compromised. Security teams should monitor network logs for connections to 188.114.96.3 and the domain itself, as these serve as concrete indicators of compromise. Organizations are recommended to update blocklists with the provided indicators, conduct internal audits for exposure, and educate users on recognizing impersonation tactics targeting blockchain services. While the site is offline, similar domains may emerge; vigilance and proactive threat hunting are critical to mitigating further risk. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: dc270172d1648eb90a7ac9e496aaa7ec ## 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/vote-flarefoundation.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vote-flarefoundation.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: 170,562 domains (12,255 alive under monitoring, 157,919 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io