# PhishDestroy threat dossier — wagyuz.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-08 14:54:36 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/wagyuz.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 85/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: Bridge Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 7/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Bfore.Ai PreCrime, BitDefender, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Kaspersky, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE2 Expires: 2026-09-02 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 4d24edab5f002434a0f1d6b8b7f6025371700bf5d807cbaf4087fd600c7e0640 ## 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 14:00:31 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-08 16:25:15 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f4198-08e8-7619-9861-254ad6253ee2/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/wagyuz.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.wagyuz.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=wagyuz.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/wagyuz.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/wagyuz.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-08 14:07:02 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, wagyuz.xyz, is flagged as a high-risk brand impersonation threat targeting users of a cryptocurrency bridge service. Analysis indicates the domain mimics a legitimate cross-chain bridge platform, specifically labeled as a 'Bridge Scam' in threat intelligence reports. The page title, 'Wagyu | Private Cross-Chain Bridge,' reinforces the deception by presenting itself as a private financial service, a common tactic to lure victims into interacting with malicious smart contracts or draining mechanisms. Technical indicators confirm the malicious nature of this domain. VirusTotal reports 7 out of 95 security vendors flagging wagyuz.xyz as malicious. The domain was registered on January 13, 2026, through Spaceship, Inc., and currently resolves to the IP address 185.165.169.123. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a detail often exploited by threat actors to lend a false sense of legitimacy. As of the latest scan, the domain remains unlisted on Google Safe Browsing (GSB), though it appears on multiple blocklists, including those tracking crypto-related fraud. The domain remains active, posing an ongoing risk to users who may encounter it through phishing campaigns, malvertising, or compromised third-party platforms. Response actions should include immediate blocking of the domain and IP at the network perimeter, along with monitoring for related infrastructure. Users are advised to verify the authenticity of any cross-chain bridge service by cross-referencing official documentation and avoiding interaction with domains lacking verifiable ownership. Given the high-risk classification and active status, continued vigilance and proactive threat hunting are recommended to mitigate potential financial losses. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: cd9f7c8720086c3f29ccf3c9a8c8e49d TLS cert SHA-256: 4d24edab5f002434a0f1d6b8b7f6025371700bf5d807cbaf4087fd600c7e0640 ## 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/wagyuz.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=wagyuz.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: 176,190 domains (13,334 alive under monitoring, 161,869 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io