# PhishDestroy threat dossier — wagyug.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-08 14:49:27 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/wagyug.xyz/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 79/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: Bridge Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Bfore.Ai PreCrime, BitDefender, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Kaspersky
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:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YE2
Expires:    2026-09-02
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 0ad090d95e44789fd103fcbf2511843af29d0e96fe0cf92233cbea25e38c19ad

## 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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Domain registered: 2026-01-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-08 13:23:22 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-08 16:30:16 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f4176-37fa-75a9-93da-69779626cd96/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/wagyug.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.wagyug.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=wagyug.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/wagyug.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/wagyug.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-08 13:25:55 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, wagyug.xyz, is flagged for impersonating a legitimate cross-chain bridge service under the guise of "Wagyu | Private Cross-Chain Bridge." Analysis indicates the site is designed to deceive users into transferring cryptocurrency assets through a fraudulent bridge interface, likely siphoning funds to attacker-controlled wallets. The threat specifically targets individuals seeking decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions, exploiting trust in cross-chain technology to facilitate unauthorized transactions and financial loss.

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. The site employs a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, creating a false sense of security. VirusTotal detection rates show 6 out of 95 security vendors have flagged wagyug.xyz as malicious, confirming its association with phishing or scam activity. No legitimate blocklist entries or takedown requests were observed at the time of analysis, indicating the infrastructure remains operational and unmitigated.

Users who have visited wagyug.xyz or interacted with its interface should immediately cease all transactions and revoke any connected wallet permissions. It is recommended to audit all cryptocurrency wallets linked to the domain for unauthorized transfers and report the incident to relevant blockchain security teams or fraud reporting platforms. If credentials or private keys were entered, affected parties should migrate assets to new wallets and monitor accounts for suspicious activity. Network-level blocking of the domain and its resolving IP (185.165.169.123) is advised to prevent further exposure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       cd9f7c8720086c3f29ccf3c9a8c8e49d
TLS cert SHA-256:      0ad090d95e44789fd103fcbf2511843af29d0e96fe0cf92233cbea25e38c19ad

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