# PhishDestroy threat dossier — web-iqoption.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-20 14:19:29 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/web-iqoption.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 96/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange Targeted brand: Investment Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Chong Lua Dao ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 158.94.211.126 (US, New York) ASN: AS202412 Omegatech LTD Hosting org: Omegatech LTD Registrar: MAT BAO CORPORATION Nameservers: crystal.ns.cloudflare.com, lynn.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-18 Page title: IQ Option – Online Trading Platform 2025 HTTP response: 526 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-06-30 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: e891c2b5f22a6715c2929d43461981fd78f2907eb79eb97a64853ab9893c8356 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - jackpot-cityau.com ## 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: 2026-05-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-18 14:46:53 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-05-18 11:47:36 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-20 13:40:04 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e3ae6-fddd-705b-bd31-bbee116fb463/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/045d964b-1971-42b0-b94b-17b61a122a01 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/web-iqoption.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.web-iqoption.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=web-iqoption.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/web-iqoption.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/web-iqoption.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-18 14:47:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy has confirmed web-iqoption.com as an active credential theft phishing site impersonating the legitimate trading platform IQ Option. The domain is designed to harvest login credentials and potentially cryptocurrency wallet details from unsuspecting users seeking to access IQ Option services. Based on forensic analysis, this site uses social engineering tactics to mimic IQ Option’s branding, including logo, color scheme, and interface elements, to deceive visitors into entering sensitive information. Technical analysis reveals the following indicators: the domain was registered on August 21, 2025, through MAT BAO CORPORATION and resolves to IP address 158.94.211.126. VirusTotal analysis shows 3 out of 95 security vendors have flagged the domain as malicious. The domain utilizes a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate to appear legitimate, and further investigation indicates it has not yet been blocked by Google Safe Browsing (GSB) as of this report. The low VT detection rate, combined with the recent domain registration, suggests this threat is in an early or escalating phase, posing elevated risk to potential victims. As of this report, web-iqoption.com remains active and accessible. PhishDestroy has flagged the domain for inclusion in its threat intelligence feeds and advises immediate action to block access via DNS, firewalls, and endpoint protection platforms. Users are strongly encouraged to verify URLs carefully, avoid entering credentials on suspicious sites, and report such incidents to IQ Option and relevant cybersecurity authorities. The ongoing risk remains elevated due to the domain’s recent creation and the lack of widespread detection by security vendors. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260518-8251D5 Favicon MD5: e4446e2585d4eb131b036205d1e7fb8d TLS cert SHA-256: e891c2b5f22a6715c2929d43461981fd78f2907eb79eb97a64853ab9893c8356 ## 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 (volunteer 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/web-iqoption.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=web-iqoption.com 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 152,024 domains (43,297 alive under monitoring, 108,447 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io