# PhishDestroy threat dossier — whales.network
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Fetched:   2026-04-24 06:04:36 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/whales.network/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 99/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CRDF
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      153.92.1.1 (LT, Vilnius)
ASN:             ASAS47583 AS-HOSTINGER, CY
Hosting org:     AS47583 Hostinger International Limited
Registrar:       Dynadot LLC
Nameservers:     ["launch1.spaceship.net", "launch2.spaceship.net"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      whales.network for sale | Spaceship.com
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-04-28
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: c81b5194a85a553d3f31cae0c8ff4ae95f78267f5f5031ac7f4997537c9e45e3
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.whales.network

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:20:48 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 13:10:04 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/7d8b5d58-9ee1-4cb6-9b55-bcfebd1f002a/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/whales.network
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.whales.network
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=whales.network
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/whales.network
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/whales.network/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:04:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies whales.network as a domain involved in generic phishing activity with a low risk level. The domain was registered on February 21, 2026, and was flagged in a single threat intelligence pulse, indicating potential malicious use.

Technical indicators include resolution to IP 153.92.1.1, registration via Dynadot LLC, and presence on three security blocklists. One security vendor on VirusTotal flagged it, and Gridinsoft assigned it a trust score of 0/100, supporting the phishing classification.

The domain is currently offline, reducing immediate risk. Users are advised to avoid engagement with whales.network and remain vigilant against related phishing attempts. PhishDestroy recommends monitoring for any reactivation or similar threats linked to this infrastructure.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 1/93 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       46a2922782fc52de8f0e340984d60269
TLS cert SHA-256:      c81b5194a85a553d3f31cae0c8ff4ae95f78267f5f5031ac7f4997537c9e45e3

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/whales.network/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=whales.network
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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