# PhishDestroy threat dossier — wagvu.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-14 05:49:54 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/wagvu.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Credential Phishing
Targeted brand: Bridge Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: 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 13:36:46 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-14 06:00:06 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/019f4182-9c32-71ed-9824-b6f6a6086edb/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/wagvu.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.wagvu.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=wagvu.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/wagvu.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/wagvu.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-08 15:01:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, wagvu.xyz, operates as a fake login portal designed to harvest financial credentials, including banking and cryptocurrency exchange logins. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is tailored to impersonate legitimate financial services, tricking users into entering sensitive authentication details. The phishing pages are often distributed via malicious email campaigns or compromised advertisements, leveraging urgency or fabricated security alerts to prompt immediate user action.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on January 13, 2026, through Spaceship, Inc., and currently resolves to the IP address 185.165.169.123. VirusTotal detection metrics show 3 out of 95 security vendors have flagged this domain as malicious, a relatively low but notable count that suggests emerging or evasive tactics. The domain remains active, with no observed takedown or sinkholing efforts as of this report. Additional blocklist monitoring indicates limited but growing inclusion in threat intelligence feeds, further corroborating its malicious intent.  Users who have visited wagvu.xyz or entered credentials on any page hosted under this domain should immediately revoke access to any associated accounts, particularly financial or cryptocurrency services. Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) on all critical accounts and monitor for unauthorized transactions or login attempts. If credentials were submitted, assume compromise and rotate passwords for all linked services. Network administrators should block the domain and its resolving IP (185.165.169.123) at the perimeter, and inspect logs for connections to this indicator. Report the incident to relevant financial institutions or cryptocurrency platforms to initiate fraud prevention protocols.

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