# PhishDestroy threat dossier — xa500k-coinbase.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-25 23:18:19 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/xa500k-coinbase.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 43 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 96/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Coinbase ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 18/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.85.167 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: ashley.ns.cloudflare.com, jermaine.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-01-02 Page title: Attention Required! | Cloudflare ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-01-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-01-02 14:00:27 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-12 15:49:25 UTC (STALE — 43 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 43 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 43 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019b7efa-808e-718a-940e-e586e3b3ba82/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/xa500k-coinbase.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.xa500k-coinbase.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=xa500k-coinbase.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/xa500k-coinbase.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/xa500k-coinbase.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 03:27:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies xa500k-coinbase.com as a high-risk phishing domain impersonating the well-known cryptocurrency platform Coinbase. This site attempts to deceive users by mimicking the brand to steal sensitive information. Although currently offline, the domain was active and flagged for brand impersonation, presenting a significant threat to unsuspecting users. The domain xa500k-coinbase.com was created on January 2, 2026, and was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. It resolved to the IP address 104.21.85.167 and appeared on three different security blocklists. VirusTotal analysis flagged the domain by 18 out of 95 security vendors, underscoring its malicious intent. Despite being taken offline, the domain’s infrastructure details reveal a deliberate attempt to exploit Cloudflare services to mask its phishing activities. Users are strongly advised to avoid visiting xa500k-coinbase.com and remain cautious of any communications or links claiming to be from Coinbase that direct to this or similar suspicious domains. Always verify URLs carefully and use official channels when accessing cryptocurrency platforms. Employing multi-factor authentication and regularly updating security software can further protect against such phishing attacks. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: caec87f33caa31efa1d7692466d5ee60859cbbb988b03471a4d454923f6537c6 ## 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/xa500k-coinbase.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=xa500k-coinbase.com 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: 152,979 domains (37,084 alive under monitoring, 114,185 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io