# PhishDestroy threat dossier — xrpp-ledgger-whitepaper.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-05 22:42:36 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/xrpp-ledgger-whitepaper.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Ledger ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (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: lara.ns.cloudflare.com, rob.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-01 Expires: 2027-07-01 Page title: XRP Ledger Whitepaper Explained | Ripple Consensus & XRPL ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-30 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 918f915d17ec64ad9d7964d4e440640c953682e69528fb798614c1f8b051d7bf ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-07-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-05 05:51:28 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-06 00:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-05 18:17:45 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f3066-2b84-7292-a25f-d469ccdbfecc/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/xrpp-ledgger-whitepaper.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.xrpp-ledgger-whitepaper.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=xrpp-ledgger-whitepaper.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/xrpp-ledgger-whitepaper.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/xrpp-ledgger-whitepaper.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-05 05:54:33 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as a high-risk brand impersonation threat targeting Ledger, a hardware cryptocurrency wallet provider. Analysis indicates the site is designed to deceive users into believing they are accessing legitimate XRP Ledger whitepaper documentation, likely as a pretext for credential harvesting, wallet compromise, or fraudulent investment schemes. The domain specifically mimics Ledger’s branding while presenting content related to Ripple’s XRP Ledger, a common tactic to exploit trust in both entities. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on July 01, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with malicious registrations. It currently resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, which has been observed in prior phishing campaigns. Detection metrics show minimal coverage, with only 1 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious on VirusTotal, suggesting either evasion techniques or recent deployment. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, providing a false sense of legitimacy to unsuspecting visitors. No blocklist entries or trust score improvements were identified at the time of analysis, and the domain remains active. Mitigation steps for this specific threat type include immediate blacklisting of the domain and IP address within network security controls. Organizations should deploy indicators of compromise (IOCs) such as the domain, IP, and registrar details into endpoint detection and response (EDR) systems to prevent access. Users should be educated on verifying domain authenticity, particularly for cryptocurrency-related resources, and encouraged to cross-reference official Ledger communication channels for legitimate whitepaper or documentation links. Monitoring for similar domains registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED may also aid in preemptive detection of related campaigns. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - Public blocklists: now listed on 1 feed ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: 918f915d17ec64ad9d7964d4e440640c953682e69528fb798614c1f8b051d7bf ## 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/xrpp-ledgger-whitepaper.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=xrpp-ledgger-whitepaper.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,948 domains (12,823 alive under monitoring, 161,236 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io