# PhishDestroy threat dossier — www-kraken.publication.media ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 19:44:55 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/www-kraken.publication.media/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange Targeted brand: Kraken ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.26.53 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Squarespace Domains II LLC Nameservers: ["rodney.ns.cloudflare.com", "lila.ns.cloudflare.com"] Page title: Kraken | Own the Power of Your Money ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 4b14a0a8480ddb83c0c7a51d8358340cd6702beae59ccd9176e6663fa9f904b5 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - publication.media ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-07-01 06:27:56 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-02 20:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-01 12:17:35 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1bed-e201-7445-b0b4-f4365be1a994/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/www-kraken.publication.media crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.www-kraken.publication.media Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=www-kraken.publication.media AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/www-kraken.publication.media URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/www-kraken.publication.media/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-01 06:35:55 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain www-kraken.publication.media is currently engaged in brand impersonation targeting Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange platform. This domain presents a high-risk threat as it hosts a fraudulent replica of the legitimate Kraken website, designed to harvest user credentials and sensitive financial information. Analysis confirms the domain remains active and operational as of the latest verification. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain resolves to the IP address 104.21.26.53, a Cloudflare-associated endpoint often used to obscure hosting origins. The page title, "Kraken | Own the Power of Your Money," precisely matches the legitimate Kraken site, increasing the likelihood of successful deception. VirusTotal detection indicates 1 of 95 security vendors has flagged this domain, suggesting limited but present recognition of its malicious nature. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, a common tactic to lend an appearance of legitimacy to phishing infrastructure. No additional registrar details, creation date, or blocklist counts are currently available for this domain. Current status assessment confirms www-kraken.publication.media remains active and accessible. Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with this domain or entering any credentials. Organizations should implement DNS-level blocking for 104.21.26.53 and the domain itself, while monitoring for similar impersonation attempts using the seed identifier a0c478. End-users who may have engaged with this site should immediately reset credentials for Kraken and any associated financial accounts, enable multi-factor authentication, and review transaction histories for unauthorized activity. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: 4b14a0a8480ddb83c0c7a51d8358340cd6702beae59ccd9176e6663fa9f904b5 ## 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/www-kraken.publication.media/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=www-kraken.publication.media 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: 173,983 domains (14,674 alive under monitoring, 158,576 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io