# PhishDestroy threat dossier — wagyuo.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-08 14:49:27 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/wagyuo.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:      2026-01-17
Expires:         2027-01-17
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: 4447c2053291967fcfa4ad56493964500fa2aebc6fd552cce874daa4cbc9fcf7

## 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: 2026-01-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-08 13:31:42 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-08 16:30:15 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f417e-38eb-715c-af93-86123c3653ca/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/wagyuo.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.wagyuo.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=wagyuo.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/wagyuo.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/wagyuo.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-08 13:36:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain is flagged as a high-risk brand impersonation threat targeting cryptocurrency users through a cross-chain bridge scam. Analysis indicates the site mimics legitimate bridge services to deceive victims into transferring digital assets, which are subsequently stolen. The domain poses an immediate financial risk to users unaware of its fraudulent nature.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: wagyuo.xyz resolves to IP address 185.165.169.123 and was registered on January 17, 2026, through Spaceship, Inc. The domain is currently active, with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate providing HTTPS encryption. VirusTotal reports 6 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, though no widespread blocklisting is yet observed. The page title, 'Wagyu | Private Cross-Chain Bridge,' directly aligns with the impersonation of legitimate bridge services, a common tactic in cryptocurrency scams.  Mitigation requires immediate action from security teams and end users. Network-level blocking of 185.165.169.123 and the domain wagyuo.xyz should be implemented across firewalls, DNS filters, and endpoint protection systems. Cryptocurrency platforms and wallet providers must add the domain to their fraud detection rulesets, particularly for bridge-related transactions. Users should be educated to verify bridge service authenticity through official documentation and multi-factor authentication before initiating transfers. Given the domain's recent registration and active status, continuous monitoring for related infrastructure (e.g., newly registered lookalike domains) is recommended.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       cd9f7c8720086c3f29ccf3c9a8c8e49d
TLS cert SHA-256:      4447c2053291967fcfa4ad56493964500fa2aebc6fd552cce874daa4cbc9fcf7

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