# PhishDestroy threat dossier — whagyu.xyz
================================================================

Fetched:   2026-07-13 04:48:47 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/whagyu.xyz/

## VERDICT
----------------------------------------------------------------
TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Brand Impersonation

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
----------------------------------------------------------------
VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Kaspersky
URLQuery:        -1 detections
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:      2026-01-17
Expires:         2027-01-17
Page title:      Wagyu | Private Cross-Chain Bridge
HTTP response:   301

## TLS CERTIFICATE
----------------------------------------------------------------
Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
----------------------------------------------------------------
Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
----------------------------------------------------------------
Domain registered: 2026-01-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-08 13:27:54 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-13 06:00:08 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-08 18:17:53 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
----------------------------------------------------------------
URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f417a-ad80-70de-959a-d938c267fa73/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/whagyu.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.whagyu.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=whagyu.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/whagyu.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/whagyu.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
----------------------------------------------------------------
[Generated: 2026-07-08 15:01:50 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, whagyu.xyz, is a high-risk generic phishing site that impersonates a legitimate online marketplace. The threat posed by this site is significant as it can trick users into providing sensitive information such as login credentials, personal data, and financial details. If accessed, users may fall victim to identity theft, financial fraud, or other malicious activities.

Analysis indicates that whagyu.xyz was registered through Spaceship, Inc. on January 17, 2026. The domain currently resolves to the IP address 185.165.169.123 and is still active. According to VirusTotal, 2 out of 95 security vendors flag this domain as malicious, indicating that it has been identified as a potential threat by some security solutions. The creation date and registrar provide additional context for the domain's recent emergence and the potential lack of historical trustworthiness.

If a user has visited whagyu.xyz, they should immediately change any passwords used on the site and monitor their financial accounts for any unauthorized activity. It is recommended to run a full system scan using reputable antivirus software to detect and remove any malware that may have been installed. Additionally, users should report the incident to their network administrator or IT department and consider contacting their financial institutions to alert them of the potential compromise.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
----------------------------------------------------------------
Favicon MD5:       cd9f7c8720086c3f29ccf3c9a8c8e49d

## 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/whagyu.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=whagyu.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: 178,009 domains (49,743 alive under monitoring, 128,266 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io