# PhishDestroy threat dossier — whale.casino ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-07 08:50:43 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/whale.casino/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: gambling Targeted brand: across (and: facebook, gemini, gmail, google, google drive) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 142.251.143.4 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS15169 GOOGLE - Google LLC, US Hosting org: AS13335 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: ["ray.ns.cloudflare.com", "dorthy.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-26 Expires: 2027-01-21 Page title: Google Chrome - The Fast & Secure Web Browser Built to be Yours HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-06-07 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ff19d12286bc5b095c78e4b001c1f1c5b98501622fe1157761f0a9faac78f9cb ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: REPORTS FILED. Domain eventually taken down after 1 abuse notice(s). Reports filed: 1 independent abuse notifications First report: 2026-04-19 14:43:58 UTC Days since first notice: 48 (eventually taken down) Methodology: follow-up reports are sent ONLY when a victim re-submitted a re-report via our public form, our monitoring detected the domain resurfacing in SEO/feeds, OR our live-checker confirmed the domain is still technically active and fraudulent. Each report contains: VT verdict, URLScan snapshot, WHOIS, SSL metadata, IP/hosting chain, impersonated-brand evidence, drainer/kit classification, screenshots, and a cryptographic hash of the forensic PDF. ICANN RAA Sec. 3.18 applies. Per-report timeline: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/whale.casino/#coordinated-suppression ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 18:32:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-02-26 18:32:18 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-07 05:55:00 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-09 01:13:48 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c9a92-7eb1-70f1-b499-6e207e3ee4ae/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/whale.casino crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.whale.casino Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=whale.casino AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/whale.casino URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/whale.casino/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 17:10:02 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies whale.casino as a low-risk phishing domain that has recently been taken offline. Phishing sites like whale.casino are designed to deceive users into providing sensitive information such as login credentials or financial details by mimicking legitimate online casino platforms. Even though this domain is currently offline, it represents a potential danger to users who might encounter it in spam emails or through deceptive links. The phishing method employed by whale.casino likely involved impersonating a trusted casino brand to lure victims into submitting personal data on a counterfeit website. This domain was registered through NameSilo, LLC and resolved to the IP address 188.114.97.3. Despite its low risk rating, it appeared on two security blocklists and was flagged by one security vendor on VirusTotal, indicating some detection of suspicious activity. The site’s offline status suggests mitigation efforts but vigilance remains essential. If you have visited whale.casino, PhishDestroy recommends monitoring your accounts closely for unusual activity, especially those related to financial or gambling services. Avoid clicking any links or downloading content from suspicious communications referencing this domain. Users should run updated antivirus scans and consider changing passwords associated with any accounts that could be compromised. Reporting such incidents to security teams or authorities can help prevent further phishing attempts. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-1776599033-whale.casino Favicon MD5: 095b185e288ed8e4d934ac78fe6a4e2e TLS cert SHA-256: ff19d12286bc5b095c78e4b001c1f1c5b98501622fe1157761f0a9faac78f9cb ## 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.casino/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=whale.casino 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: 158,710 domains (42,721 alive under monitoring, 114,967 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io