# PhishDestroy threat dossier — web3-hongkong.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-29 15:08:51 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/web3-hongkong.xyz/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, SOCRadar
URLQuery:        2 detections
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.198.155 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NameSilo, LLC

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!!
NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about
received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com)
for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our
X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence.
Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket —
NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received.
Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter
  https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed

Nameservers:     piper.ns.cloudflare.com, santino.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-06-23
Expires:         2027-06-23
Page title:      HKWeb3.0
HTTP response:   302

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-21
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 472f5bd0f99ea8f4f18c2fcf0d204ab31ef99dabd4c056f04989f5e4c72d1612

## 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: 2026-06-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-17 17:43:29 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-17 15:54:17 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-29 16:20:33 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f70bd-b88e-74ff-97d9-6be75e2e1df4/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/730dcd80-f774-4af2-bac5-f58fb52ae6e9
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/web3-hongkong.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.web3-hongkong.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=web3-hongkong.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/web3-hongkong.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/web3-hongkong.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-17 18:02:03 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

web3-hongkong.xyz linked to high‑risk generic phishing

Analysis indicates that the domain web3-hongkong.xyz was registered on 23 June 2026 through NameSilo, LLC and is currently hosted on IP address 172.67.198.155. The domain uses Cloudflare nameservers (piper.ns.cloudflare.com and santino.ns.cloudflare.com) and presents a TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services under the WE1 designation, confirming proper HTTPS support. VirusTotal records show that 1 of 91 scanning engines has flagged the domain, and the domain appears in a single AlienVault OTX threat pulse, reinforcing its classification as a high‑risk generic phishing infrastructure. The short registration window, combined with the use of reputable CDN and TLS providers, is a common pattern for fast‑flux phishing operators seeking to gain credibility while minimizing exposure of underlying servers. No additional payload, landing‑page content, or brand‑specific impersonation details have been disclosed, leaving the exact phishing vector uncertain. Defenders should treat any traffic to web3-hongkong.xyz as malicious, enforce DNS‑level blocking, and include the associated IP address 172.67.198.155 in outbound filtering rules. Continuous monitoring of the domain’s DNS records and any changes to its TLS certificate is recommended to detect potential re‑hosting or repurposing. Given the active status and high‑risk rating, proactive containment is advised.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260717-ED5603
Favicon MD5:       9593a53562b6f59fb25a5c59d977fb7c
TLS cert SHA-256:      472f5bd0f99ea8f4f18c2fcf0d204ab31ef99dabd4c056f04989f5e4c72d1612

## 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/web3-hongkong.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=web3-hongkong.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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