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This domain has been flagged as malicious
Detected by 16 security vendors and listed in 3 public blocklists. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter personal information or connect wallets.
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thecryptopunks[.]com

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

“What Drives XRP Price? Discover Top Factors & Trends 🚀📊”

16/95 VT URLQuery: 2 Cloaked · Live Jul 02, 2026 3 Blocklists 1 Report Sent Cloaking US US + more
16/95 VT vendors 3 blocklists
100 Risk Score
PhishDestroy AI
HIGH
Ref
A9740F4E
Score
100/100
Engine
PD-4 Turbo
This domain is flagged as a crypto investment scam, specifically designed to exploit interest in XRP price trends through social engineering tactics. The site presents itself as an analytical resource but is structured to deceive users into disclosing sensitive financial information or transferring cryptocurrency under false pretenses. The risk level remains under investigation due to emerging indicators, though initial analysis suggests a high potential for financial harm to targeted individuals. Analysis indicates the domain was registered on November 19, 2025, through Gname.com Pte. Ltd., a registrar frequently associated with newly created phishing and scam domains. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, which has been observed in other low-reputation hosting environments. VirusTotal reports 0 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain, though this lack of detection may reflect its recent creation rather than benign intent. The domain appears on one security blocklist, and Google Safe Browsing has issued a SOCIAL_ENGINEERING warning. The SSL certificate is issued by Let’s Encrypt, a common but not inherently trustworthy provider often exploited by malicious actors to lend a false sense of legitimacy. InversionDNS has already blocked resolution, further corroborating suspicions of fraudulent activity. Mitigation steps for this type of threat include immediate blocking of the domain at the DNS or network level to prevent user access. Organizations should update security policies to flag domains registered within the last 30 days, particularly those using registrars with histories of abuse. End users should be educated to verify the legitimacy of financial or investment-related websites, especially those making unsolicited claims about cryptocurrency trends. If financial data or cryptocurrency transactions have already occurred, affected parties should report the incident to relevant financial authorities and monitor accounts for unauthorized activity. Additional scrutiny should be applied to domains impersonating analytical or market research content, as these are increasingly used to lend credibility to scams targeting retail investors.
VirusTotal
VirusTotal
16 det.
URLQuery
URLQuery
2 det.
URLScan
URLScan
Age
8 mo
Status
Cloaked alive
PhishDestroy
DestroyList
Listed
Reports Sent
1
Data coverage VirusTotal 16 / 95 URLQuery 2 det. OTX no pulses CF Radar clean URLScan report ready DNS blocks none SSL no cert WHOIS 8 mo old Screenshot not captured Redirect chain 1 hop

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery
Submission
Legal
Takedown
20/21
Pre-emptive Discovery & Ingestion
30+ Proprietary Parsers · Infrastructure Analysis · Community Intelligence · Threat Ingested
4/4 ✓
30+ Proprietary Parsers
Distributed network scanning Google Ads (malvertising), SEO-manipulated results, Twitter/X, YouTube & Telegram campaigns
Infrastructure Analysis
dnstwist & typosquatting detection to catch look-alike domains targeting established brands
Community Intelligence
Real-time ingestion of community-reported threats via Telegram Bot & partner intelligence feeds
Threat Ingested
thecryptopunks.com detected and queued for full analysis
Jul 02, 2026
Global Ecosystem Submission
54+ Vendor Submissions · URLScan.io Snapshot · Cloudflare Radar · VirusTotal · Google Safe Browsing · Blocklist Detection · robots.txt: 16 paths · Forensic Evidence Collection · Web Archive Preservation · Technical Deep Analysis
10/10 ✓
54+ Vendor Submissions
Threat data submitted to 54+ security vendors & threat intelligence platforms
Show all 54 vendors
SpamhausCloudflareGoogle Safe BrowsingMicrosoft SecurityVirusTotalNetcraftESETBitdefenderNorton Safe WebAviraPhishTankDr.WebYandex Safe BrowsingURLScan.ioPolySwarmSiteReviewURLQueryPhishStatsPhishReportIsItPhishThreatCenterKasperskyOpenPhishAPWG eCrimeComodo / XcitiumFortinet / FortiGuardPalo Alto NetworksSophosTrend MicroWebrootZeroFOXSURBLAbusixCRDF LabsQuad9CleanBrowsingCyRadarScumware.orgPhishing.DatabaseMalware PatrolANY.RUNHybrid AnalysisURLhausMalwareBazaarThreatFoxAbuse.chAbuseIPDBAlienVault OTXMISPDomainToolsSecurityTrailsCensysBinaryEdgeCIRCL
URLScan.io Snapshot
Submitted to urlscan.io — screenshot, DOM & HTTP transactions captured
Jul 03, 2026
Cloudflare Radar
Scanned via Cloudflare Radar — DNS, certificates & network data
VirusTotal
16 / 95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal
Jul 03, 2026
Google Safe Browsing
Jul 02, 2026
Blocklist Detection
Found in 3 blocklists: MetaMask, PhishDestroy, SEAL
Jul 03, 2026
robots.txt: 16 paths
Found 16 disallowed/allowed paths in robots.txt — reveals site structure
Forensic Evidence Collection
Public scans via URLScan.io, URLQuery & Cloudflare Radar — DOM snapshots, HTTP transactions, DNS & certificate data
Web Archive Preservation
Site preserved in Wayback Machine — immutable copy of phishing content for legal evidence
Technical Deep Analysis
JS source analysis, directory enumeration, open directories scan, email harvesting, Telegram bot detection, exposed databases & other OSINT artifacts useful for threat actor identification
Legal Notifications & Reporting
Registrar & Hosting Notification · DestroyList Published · Abuse Reports Sent · Conditional Re-detection
4/4 ✓
Registrar & Hosting Notification
Initial abuse reports sent to domain registrar (Gname.com Pte. Ltd.) and hosting provider with forensic evidence packages (metadata, screenshots, PDF)
DestroyList Published
Added to PhishDestroy/DestroyList — open-source blocklist for wallets & extensions
Jul 02, 2026
Abuse Reports Sent
Abuse report sent to registrar Gname.com Pte. Ltd., hosting provider, 1 abuse contact
Jul 02, 2026
Conditional Re-detection
Follow-up alerts only if threat remains active beyond 24 hours — prevents spam, ensures reports contain active evidence
ICANN Escalation — triggered only on re-detection (24h+ active threat), not on initial report. Formal complaint per RAA §3.18 with full forensic evidence
Public Transparency & Takedown
Open Threat Database · Social Broadcasting · Awaiting Takedown
2/3
Open Threat Database
Real-time commits to GitHub repository & live monitoring at phishdestroy.io/live
Social Broadcasting
Automated alerts on Twitter, Telegram & Mastodon channels
Awaiting Takedown
Domain still active — monitoring & re-reporting continues

Public Blocklist Status

Evidence Capture

Live Snapshot
2026-07-02 20:49 UTC
Malicious · 16/95 engines
Forensic screenshot of thecryptopunks.com showing the phishing page layout
IP: 188.114.97.3
Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
225d old
Page Title
What Drives XRP Price? Discover Top Factors & Trends 🚀📊

Domain Intelligence

Domainthecryptopunks.com
Registrar Gname SG(SG)
IP Address 188.114.97.3 US
GeoUS San Francisco, US
NetworkASAS13335 · AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
RegistrationCreated Nov 19, 2025 (225d) Expires Nov 19, 2027
CloakingCloaking Detected Content divergence · score 1/6
This site shows different content to security bots vs real users
HTTP Status200
Technical detailsDNS, SSL SANs, timestamps
First DetectedJul 02, 2026
Nameserversandy.ns.cloudflare.comirena.ns.cloudflare.com
Favicon Hashfaviconb4b2960c97ae45e5957811171a20590c
Case IDPD-20260702-D275B2
Shared-IP Neighbors · CDN-hosted
IP is behind a large CDN (3,431+ co-hosted phishing domains on same edge IP)
The origin is proxied via Cloudflare or a similar content-delivery network. Edge-IP neighbors aren't meaningful — hundreds of unrelated customers share each edge node. Origin IP discovery requires passive-DNS or CT cross-reference.
Threat Intel Cross-Reference · external sources
Wayback Machine 500 snapshots
First: 2018-04-27 · Last: 2021-03-01
Browse all snapshots
Technologies · 11 identified
WordPress
CMS Blogs

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system.

wordpress.org 100% confidence
MySQL
Databases

MySQL is an open-source relational database management system.

mysql.com 100% confidence
PHP
Programming languages

PHP is a general-purpose scripting language used for web development.

php.net 100% confidence
Bootstrap
UI frameworks

Bootstrap is a free and open-source CSS framework directed at responsive, mobile-first front-end web development. It contains CSS and JavaScript-based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, navigation, and other interface components.

getbootstrap.com 100% confidence
Yoast SEO
SEO WordPress plugins

Yoast SEO is a search engine optimisation plugin for WordPress and other platforms.

yoast.com 100% confidence
OWL Carousel
JavaScript libraries

OWL Carousel is an enabled jQuery plugin that lets you create responsive carousel sliders.

owlcarousel2.github.io 100% confidence
jQuery Migrate
JavaScript libraries

Query Migrate is a javascript library that allows you to preserve the compatibility of your jQuery code developed for versions of jQuery older than 1.9.

github.com 100% confidence
jQuery
JavaScript libraries

jQuery is a JavaScript library which is a free, open-source software designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, as well as event handling, CSS animation, and Ajax.

jquery.com 100% confidence
Hostinger
Hosting

Hostinger is an employee-owned Web hosting provider and internet domain registrar.

www.hostinger.com 100% confidence
Cloudflare
CDN

Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.

www.cloudflare.com 100% confidence
HTTP/3
Miscellaneous

HTTP/3 is the third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol used to exchange information on the World Wide Web.

httpwg.org 100% confidence
Detected via Cloudflare Radar · Wappalyzer engine
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VirusTotal Analysis

16 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain
View on VT
ADMINUSLabs
ChainPatrol
alphaMountain.ai
BitDefender
Chong Lua Dao
CRDF
CyRadar
Fortinet
G-Data
Google Safebrowsing
Gridinsoft
Kaspersky
Lionic
Sophos
VIPRE
Webroot
Site Performance Analysis

Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of thecryptopunks.com · checked Jul 2, 2026

69
Needs Work
Performance
FCP
3.07s
First Contentful Paint
LCP
12.16s
Largest Contentful Paint
CLS
0
Cumulative Layout Shift
TBT
0ms
Total Blocking Time
SI
3.23s
Speed Index
Powered by Google PageSpeed Insights · Mobile strategy · Scores: 90-100 Good 50-89 Needs Work 0-49 Poor
Site Configuration Analysis
robots.txt 16 paths
/error/ /tag/ /cgi-bin /search/ /users/ /redirect.php /xmlrpc.php /*.css /*.js /*.png /*.jpg /*.jpeg /*.gif /*.svg /*.woff +1 more

Evidence & External Reports

Were You Affected by This Site?

You are not alone and there is nothing to be ashamed of. Scammers are sophisticated criminals who exploit trust. Reporting your experience is the most powerful weapon against fraud — your report can prevent others from becoming victims and help law enforcement take action. Silence is the scammer's greatest advantage. Break it.

If you have interacted with this domain, entered personal information, or connected a cryptocurrency wallet — take immediate action. Below are resources to help you report the incident and protect yourself.

Beware of recovery scammers! After being scammed, criminals may contact you again pretending to be "recovery agents," lawyers, or investigators who claim they can retrieve your lost funds — for a fee. This is a second scam. No legitimate service will ask for upfront payment to recover stolen crypto. Learn more about recovery fraud →

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Other Domains on 188.114.97.3 6 phishing domains

This IP hosts multiple phishing domains — infrastructure shared across campaigns

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About This Report: thecryptopunks.com

This domain security report for thecryptopunks.com is maintained by PhishDestroy's automated threat intelligence pipeline. Our system continuously monitors this domain across 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, 3 public blocklists, URLScan.io, and Google Safe Browsing.

The site displays a page titled “What Drives XRP Price? Discover Top Factors & Trends 🚀📊”.

thecryptopunks.com has been flagged by 16 security vendors as of July 3, 2026.

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Recommendations & Advice for Victims

An estimated $51 billion flowed to illicit crypto wallets in 2024 (source). If you interacted with thecryptopunks.com — act now.

What should I do immediately?
Urgent
  • Revoke token approvals — use revoke.cash to remove access granted to malicious smart contracts
  • Move remaining funds to a brand-new wallet. The compromised wallet is no longer safe
  • Change all passwords — email, exchange accounts, anything that shares the same password
  • Enable 2FA using an authenticator app (not SMS). Disable SMS-based recovery
  • Freeze cards if you entered banking details on the phishing site
What information should I collect for my report?
FBI guidelines

According to the FBI, the most important details are transaction data:

  • Cryptocurrency addresses — scammer's wallet (e.g., 0x5856...35985)
  • Amount & crypto type — exact amount (e.g., 1.02345 ETH, 0.5 BTC, 500 USDT)
  • Transaction ID (hash) — the unique blockchain transaction identifier
  • Exact dates & times — of each transaction and first contact with scammer
  • Screenshots — scam website, chat messages, emails, wallet transactions, social media
  • All URLs & domains used by the scammer (including thecryptopunks.com)
  • Communications — emails, texts, phone numbers, usernames the scammer used

Even if you don't have all details — file a report anyway. Partial information still helps investigations.

Where should I report the scam?
  • FBI IC3 — Internet Crime Complaint Center (US federal reporting)
  • Europol — European cybercrime reporting (EU)
  • Chainabuse — flag scam wallets across exchanges & platforms
  • Your crypto exchange — contact Coinbase/Binance/Kraken support to freeze scammer's address
  • Local police — creates an official record, even if they can't act immediately

The FBI recovered over $1 billion in crypto fraud in 2024 thanks to victim reports. Your report matters.

How do crypto scams typically work?
  • Fake websites — pixel-perfect clones of legitimate sites with slightly altered domains
  • Malicious approvals — "connect wallet" prompts that grant unlimited token spending to attackers
  • Pig butchering — trust built over weeks via Telegram/WhatsApp/dating apps, then money stolen
  • Recovery scams — victims targeted AGAIN by fake "recovery agents" demanding upfront fees. Always a scam
  • Fake ads & airdrops — Google/social media ads and "free token" offers leading to wallet drainers
  • AI-powered scams — deepfakes, automated phishing, and AI-generated sites making fraud harder to detect
How can I protect myself in the future?
  • Use a hardware wallet (Ledger, Trezor). Never store large amounts in browser wallets
  • Bookmark official sites — never click links from emails, DMs, or ads
  • Read every approval — verify permissions before signing. Reject unlimited approvals
  • Verify domains — check on PhishDestroy before interacting. Check HTTPS, spelling, domain age
  • "Too good to be true" = scam — guaranteed returns, celebrity endorsements, urgent deadlines
How big is the crypto scam problem?
  • $51 billion flowed to illicit crypto wallets in 2024 — CoinLedger
  • Pig butchering losses grew 40% year over year, now the fastest-growing fraud type
  • Only ~5% of victims report — your report helps shut down criminal networks
  • FBI recovered $1B+ in 2024 thanks to victim reports — FBI.gov

Sources: FBI · CoinLedger · WorldMetrics

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