# PhishDestroy threat dossier — votes.bitvavo.cash
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Fetched:   2026-06-17 15:27:51 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/votes.bitvavo.cash/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 2/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      9/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Seclookup, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.79.221 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     ["dimitris.ns.cloudflare.com", "khloe.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Page title:      Bitvavo Official Voting

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-06-01 05:33:37 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-01 05:32:59 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-17 16:26:52 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 17:28:53 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e8105-31fd-70be-ad67-3699330de4ef/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/votes.bitvavo.cash
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.votes.bitvavo.cash
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=votes.bitvavo.cash
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/votes.bitvavo.cash
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/votes.bitvavo.cash/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-07 16:29:23 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview
The domain votes.bitvavo.cash is a confirmed generic phishing/scam operation that is currently down or taken down. It was designed to deceive users into compromising their credentials or financial information, with no specific brand impersonated.

Risk Indicators
- 9 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious.
- The domain is listed on 1 public blocklist.
- Security vendors including ADMINUSLabs, BitDefender, Fortinet, and Sophos detected it as malicious.

Technical Details
- Registrar: REGISTRAR_NOT_FOUND
- Hosting IP: 104.21.79.221
- VirusTotal: 9 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious (domain scan, not IP)

Recommendations
- Block and report this domain immediately via your threat-intel platform.
- Monitor network logs for any connections to 104.21.79.221 and investigate affected users.
- Educate users to avoid interacting with domains containing "bitvavo" in non-official subdomains.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       468d44f3ef1fb910944aeda9e59994a3

## 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/votes.bitvavo.cash/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=votes.bitvavo.cash
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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