# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vote-genius.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-01 18:40:22 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vote-genius.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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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

Registered:      2026-05-31
Expires:         2027-05-31

## 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: 2026-05-31 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-09 05:31:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:51:51 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-01 20:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 12:40:38 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-26 01:52:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain is flagged at an elevated risk level for hosting voter registration phishing content, a targeted threat vector designed to harvest election-related credentials or personal identification data. Analysis indicates the infrastructure was specifically constructed to mimic legitimate voter registration portals, likely exploiting upcoming electoral events to deceive users into submitting sensitive information.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on May 31, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. Security vendor detections on VirusTotal report 6 out of 95 engines flagging the domain as malicious. The domain appears on two independent security blocklists and has been included in four threat intelligence pulses on a major open-source threat exchange platform. Two specialized anti-fraud detection systems have actively blocked access to this domain, confirming its role in credential theft operations. No associated IP addresses were provided in the available data, limiting network-level attribution.  Mitigation requires immediate blocking of the domain across all network security controls, including DNS filters, web proxies, and email gateways. Security teams should prioritize monitoring for any attempts to access this domain from internal networks, as such activity may indicate prior compromise or ongoing phishing exposure. End-user education should emphasize verification of voter registration portals through official government websites only, particularly during election cycles. Incident responders should treat any credentials submitted to this domain as compromised and initiate password resets for affected accounts. Domain registrars and hosting providers should be notified to facilitate takedown procedures, given the domain's confirmed malicious status and current offline state.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71

## 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/vote-genius.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vote-genius.xyz
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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