# PhishDestroy threat dossier — xrpldesktopfoundation.app ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-25 07:20:23 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/xrpldesktopfoundation.app/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: NFT Scam Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/94 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.150.1.1 (US, Walnut) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: Vercel, 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: frank.ns.cloudflare.com, nia.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-03-21 Expires: 2027-03-21 Page title: XRPL Foundation Desktop — Secure Wallet HTTP response: 451 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-06-19 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 5863b16d545fe31212cfee8d1f4db063fce45000228f15e01d9d2fa44a7db276 ## 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: 2026-03-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-03-25 20:19:33 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-03-25 17:20:53 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-24 01:40:22 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-24 00:12:45 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d2600-9572-748f-a06b-9e1f6bd28602/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/3e7b38c2-fdff-4b47-b079-42a84307e9f9 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/xrpldesktopfoundation.app crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.xrpldesktopfoundation.app Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=xrpldesktopfoundation.app AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/xrpldesktopfoundation.app URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/xrpldesktopfoundation.app/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-25 20:19:57 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies xrpldesktopfoundation.app as an active, under-investigation generic phishing domain that masquerades as the legitimate XRP Ledger (XRPL) Desktop Foundation. The domain arrived on the threat landscape on March 21, 2026, and remains unresolved by current blocklists, indicating an early-stage campaign. PhishDestroy’s forensic toolkit has flagged the domain as a generic phishing vector designed to harvest credentials and cryptocurrency from unsuspecting users who mistakenly land on the spoofed site instead of the authentic xrpl.org endpoint. Domain technical indicators confirm a lightweight, newly stood-up threat actor infrastructure. VirusTotal currently scores the domain 0/95 detections, reflecting zero detections across 95 AV engines as of the analysis run. The domain resolves to IP 216.150.1.1 and is sheltered by a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, which adds a veneer of legitimacy likely intended to bypass browser warnings. Registration occurred through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar that does not impose stringent anti-abuse controls, enabling rapid domain cycling. No known drainer kit or sophisticated malware dropper has been observed at the time of inspection, suggesting a lightweight, credential-harvesting effort rather than a direct fund-draining operation. Current status places the domain at “active,” with no presence on the Google Safe Browsing (GSB) blocklist or other major threat intelligence feeds as of this report. Despite the absence of mass detections, the domain remains a credible early-stage phishing vector targeting XRPL community members. PhishDestroy recommends immediate network-level blocking of 216.150.1.1 and the domain xrpldesktopfoundation.app, alongside user education to verify destination endpoints before inputting credentials. Remaining risk is classified as under investigation, with potential to escalate should the actor deploy a drainer kit or escalate targeting beyond generic phishing. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 4/94 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260325-55D118 Favicon MD5: 1f6967f0b262fee45f7522d04ea3cc66 TLS cert SHA-256: 5863b16d545fe31212cfee8d1f4db063fce45000228f15e01d9d2fa44a7db276 ## 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/xrpldesktopfoundation.app/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=xrpldesktopfoundation.app 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