# PhishDestroy threat dossier — whale-claims.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 13:01:19 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/whale-claims.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: dexscreener (and: mexc) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 12/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.11.36 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: $WHITEWHALE ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: WE1 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:20:56 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-19 13:15:31 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-12 14:49:22 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ba00f-6a89-7088-bb05-aa898885b4df/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/whale-claims.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.whale-claims.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=whale-claims.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/whale-claims.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/whale-claims.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:52:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy has identified whale-claims.live as a malicious domain involved in crypto draining activities. This domain poses a significant threat to users by attempting to illicitly access and drain cryptocurrency wallets under the guise of the $WHITEWHALE brand. Due to its high-risk profile, users are strongly advised to avoid visiting or interacting with this site to prevent potential financial loss. The domain whale-claims.live was registered on February 21, 2026, and currently resolves to the IP address 104.21.11.36. It has been flagged on four separate security blocklists, and VirusTotal analysis reveals detection by 12 out of 95 security vendors, confirming its malicious nature. The page title includes "$WHITEWHALE," a likely lure to attract victims interested in crypto assets. These indicators emphasize the domain’s use as part of a broader crypto fraud infrastructure aimed at draining user funds. At present, whale-claims.live remains active and continues to pose a threat. PhishDestroy recommends that users employ robust cybersecurity measures, including using updated antivirus software and avoiding any engagement with this domain. Organizations should consider blocking this domain at network perimeters and educating users about the risks of interacting with suspicious crypto-related sites to mitigate exposure. ## 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/whale-claims.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=whale-claims.live 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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io