# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vote-moonshot.top ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-26 07:25:20 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vote-moonshot.top/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Moonshot ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.151.253 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: 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: grant.ns.cloudflare.com, suzanne.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-19 Page title: 404 Not Found HTTP response: 404 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: c696b106ed342218062edf766f08518e4501a50ec775a717f27640288760b116 ## 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: 2026-05-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-23 16:16:39 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-05-26 09:20:38 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-23 18:13:48 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e54f9-623c-7267-85db-177355c0da94/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/vote-moonshot.top crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.vote-moonshot.top Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=vote-moonshot.top AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/vote-moonshot.top URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/vote-moonshot.top/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-23 16:17:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] vote-moonshot.top is an active brand impersonation scam targeting the Moonshot cryptocurrency platform. The domain mimics Moonshot’s branding to deceive users into divulging credentials or transferring cryptocurrency, posing an elevated risk to visitors. This site is not affiliated with Moonshot and is designed to exploit trust in the legitimate brand. PhishDestroy identifies this domain (vote-moonshot.top) as a confirmed brand impersonation threat targeting Moonshot users. The site was registered on May 19, 2026, via NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and resolves to IP 172.67.151.253. The domain is secured with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which does not indicate legitimacy. VirusTotal confirms 3 out of 95 security vendors flag this domain as malicious or suspicious, indicating a low but notable detection rate. The domain’s recent creation and association with Moonshot—combined with its hosting infrastructure—suggests it is part of a targeted campaign to exploit user trust in the brand. This domain poses an elevated risk due to its active status and impersonation of a reputable cryptocurrency platform. The low VirusTotal detection rate (3/95) highlights the stealthy nature of this threat, which may evade some automated security tools. The use of a legitimate-looking SSL certificate further increases the risk of user deception. Given the absence of this domain on major blocklists and its recent registration, it may remain undetected by broader security measures for some time. This makes it particularly dangerous for users who may assume the site is legitimate based on its appearance or SSL status. To mitigate risk, users should avoid interacting with vote-moonshot.top entirely. If you have visited this site, do not enter any credentials, download files, or transfer cryptocurrency. Report the domain to Moonshot’s official support channels and your organization’s security team. For cryptocurrency users, enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) on all accounts and use hardware wallets for transactions. Organizations should block this domain at the network level and investigate any potential exposure of credentials or crypto assets. Always verify URLs and use bookmarks for official sites to avoid typosquatting or impersonation attempts. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: c696b106ed342218062edf766f08518e4501a50ec775a717f27640288760b116 ## 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-moonshot.top/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vote-moonshot.top 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: 153,839 domains (38,093 alive under monitoring, 114,013 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io