# PhishDestroy threat dossier — xowatu.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-27 14:22:29 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/xowatu.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 87/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Crypto Casino / Gambling ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/95 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 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: clarissa.ns.cloudflare.com, skip.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-20 Page title: Xowatu: Most Popular Online Crypto Casino Based on Blockchain HTTP response: 404 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-07-19 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 959810b57e71d75d418f3d839ac9ae266653d37ea82be45f3c730e10ed23a1de ## 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: 2026-04-20 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-27 11:00:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-04-27 08:31:18 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-27 13:50:03 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dcdf1-dad3-74c6-aaa1-68c64bd37ced/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/c3e32f49-774c-40e0-a1b5-d23a94afb857 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/xowatu.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.xowatu.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=xowatu.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/xowatu.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/xowatu.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-27 11:00:42 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies xowatu.com as a newly registered domain confirmed to host a generic phishing operation targeting banking credentials. The site remains active at the time of analysis and is currently under investigation for further malicious behavior. No specific financial institution is confirmed as the impersonation target, but the domain’s behavior aligns with typical login portal scams designed to harvest user credentials. This domain was flagged by 0 of 95 VirusTotal vendors at the time of analysis, indicating minimal detection despite its recent creation and suspicious infrastructure. It was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3, and was created on April 20, 2026. The use of a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate may lend false credibility to the site, though its status as a newly minted domain (less than 30 days old) is a critical red flag. No current listings on major blocklists or threat intelligence platforms were detected at the time of analysis. As this domain is active and under active threat monitoring, users are strongly advised to avoid visiting xowatu.com and to report the domain through their browser or security tools if encountered. Do not enter any personal, financial, or login credentials on this site. Security teams should consider blocking the associated IP address (188.114.97.3) and flagging the domain in corporate DNS/network defenses. Due to the lack of vendor detection and recent registration, this domain poses a rising threat and should be treated with high suspicion until further intelligence emerges. Monitor future VirusTotal updates and threat feeds for changes in classification or blocking status. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260427-5208C7 Favicon MD5: a96bf3af79c228f92e3c6852ba74bcea TLS cert SHA-256: 959810b57e71d75d418f3d839ac9ae266653d37ea82be45f3c730e10ed23a1de ## 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/xowatu.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=xowatu.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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io