# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vwagyu.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-13 03:56:18 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vwagyu.xyz/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Bfore.Ai PreCrime, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Kaspersky
URLQuery:        -1 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      185.165.169.123 (RO, Bucharest)
ASN:             AS200651 FlokiNET ehf
Hosting org:     FlokiNET Romania
Registrar:       Spaceship, Inc.
Nameservers:     launch1.spaceship.net, launch2.spaceship.net
Registered:      2026-01-13
Expires:         2027-01-13
Page title:      Wagyu | Private Cross-Chain Bridge
HTTP response:   301

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-01-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-08 13:38:05 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-13 04:20:41 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-08 18:17:53 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f4184-1d4b-7243-824d-7b3e2c4c4aca/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/vwagyu.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.vwagyu.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=vwagyu.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/vwagyu.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/vwagyu.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-08 15:01:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Analysis of vwagyu.xyz identifies it as an active generic phishing domain. No specific brand impersonation or cryptocurrency drainer kit has been identified in initial analysis, but the domain's structure and behavior align with credential harvesting campaigns. The threat type indicates broad phishing tactics likely targeting user login credentials or personal data.

Technical indicators confirm the domain's malicious nature. VirusTotal reports 4 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious. The domain is registered through Spaceship, Inc., a known registrar used by threat actors for quick domain deployment. It resolves to IP address 185.165.169.123. The domain was created on January 13, 2026, and Google Safe Browsing status is currently pending verification. No blocklist data is available from the provided intelligence, but the high-risk classification suggests potential inclusion in multiple threat feeds.

Current status shows the domain remains active and resolving, posing ongoing risk to users. Response actions should include immediate blocking of the domain at network and email gateways, reporting to hosting provider, and monitoring for related subdomains or infrastructure changes. Remaining risk is high due to the domain's active status and generic phishing capability. Users should be advised to avoid any interaction with vwagyu.xyz and to report any received communications referencing this domain.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - Public blocklists: now listed on 3 feeds

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       cd9f7c8720086c3f29ccf3c9a8c8e49d

## 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 (operator 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/vwagyu.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vwagyu.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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