# PhishDestroy threat dossier — xa68p-cointelegraph.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-26 02:10:23 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/xa68p-cointelegraph.com/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 1/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Fortinet
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.96.115 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     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:     ["derek.ns.cloudflare.com", "nelci.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Attention Required! | Cloudflare
HTTP response:   200

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## 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 23:20:29 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-25 12:19:47 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01981504-1879-73ce-b062-b6cfb4ea771d/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/xa68p-cointelegraph.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.xa68p-cointelegraph.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=xa68p-cointelegraph.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/xa68p-cointelegraph.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/xa68p-cointelegraph.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:46:33 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies xa68p-cointelegraph.com as a phishing domain impersonating Cointelegraph. Classified under generic phishing, it aims to deceive users with fraudulent content.

This domain was registered recently on February 21, 2026, through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited. Technical indicators include Cloudflare protection presenting an 'Attention Required!' page. The domain is listed on three security blocklists and flagged by three VirusTotal engines.

Currently, xa68p-cointelegraph.com is offline, reducing immediate threat. Users are advised to avoid interacting with this domain and report suspicious activity. This response limits potential credential compromise and enhances user safety.

## 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/xa68p-cointelegraph.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=xa68p-cointelegraph.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

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