# PhishDestroy threat dossier — wagyux.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-08 13:45:46 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/wagyux.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE THREAT — multiple warning signs Composite threat score: 54/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: Bridge Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Bfore.Ai PreCrime, BitDefender, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Kaspersky ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 185.165.169.123 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE2 Expires: 2026-09-02 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: aa1139f9b568ada23e813babcf1728556dd1334c8f55cbfb81300c9f53bdef88 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-01-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-08 13:32:47 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-08 15:00:14 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f417f-5b1c-766e-a32b-3409be6d91f7/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/wagyux.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.wagyux.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=wagyux.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/wagyux.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/wagyux.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [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, wagyux.xyz, is actively engaged in brand impersonation targeting users of cryptocurrency bridge services, specifically mimicking the Wagyu cross-chain bridge platform. Analysis indicates the domain is designed to deceive victims into interacting with fraudulent smart contracts or transferring assets under false pretenses, a tactic commonly associated with crypto drainer schemes. The domain remains operational as of the latest verification, posing an ongoing threat to unsuspecting users seeking legitimate cross-chain transfer services. Infrastructure analysis reveals concrete indicators of malicious activity. The domain was registered on January 13, 2026, through Spaceship, Inc., and currently resolves to the IP address 185.165.169.123. Security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged wagyux.xyz as malicious, with 6 of 95 engines detecting suspicious or harmful behavior. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for both legitimate and malicious domains due to its accessibility. The page title, 'Wagyu | Private Cross-Chain Bridge,' directly impersonates the branding of a known cryptocurrency bridge, further corroborating the fraudulent intent. No legitimate trust scores or blocklist exemptions were identified during assessment. The current status of wagyux.xyz remains active, and users are strongly advised to avoid all interaction with the domain. Immediate steps should include blocking the domain and associated IP address (185.165.169.123) at the network level, as well as reporting the infrastructure to relevant security teams for takedown. Individuals who may have interacted with the domain should assume compromise of any credentials or wallet addresses used during the session. Cryptocurrency users are reminded to verify bridge service authenticity through official channels before initiating transactions, as impersonation attacks of this nature are increasingly prevalent in the decentralized finance ecosystem. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: cd9f7c8720086c3f29ccf3c9a8c8e49d TLS cert SHA-256: aa1139f9b568ada23e813babcf1728556dd1334c8f55cbfb81300c9f53bdef88 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/wagyux.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=wagyux.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 About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 176,186 domains (13,330 alive under monitoring, 161,869 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io