NameSilo, LLC
Registrar Abuse Investigation
5,269,357 domains scanned · Complete zone file census · PhishDestroy Research
Investigation Reports
All reports are based on the complete NameSilo zone file — no sampling. Raw data available as gzip archives in pkg/raw_data/.
What Happened
xmrwallet[.]com is a Monero wallet drainer that has been running since approximately 2016. On every login, the site silently transmits the user's private view key to the operator's server via a base64-encoded session_key parameter. Eight PHP endpoints handle the exfiltration. raw_tx_and_hash.raw = 0 ensures all client-side transactions are discarded. The site has never been compromised — the theft code is the product. Estimated victim losses: $10–20M.
PhishDestroy submitted 20+ delivery-receipted abuse reports to NameSilo between 2023 and 2026. No action was taken. On March 13, 2026, NameSilo's official corporate account published a statement calling the operator "the victim," denying all reports ever arrived, and committing in writing to helping him remove his VirusTotal detections. Three other registrars — PDR, WebNic, NICENIC — reviewed the same evidence and suspended the domain within days.
When PhishDestroy published the operator's own emails proving every sentence false, NameSilo used X Gold Checkmark live-support access to lock the @Phish_Destroy research account. X's automated review cleared the account in writing on April 15, 2026. The lock remains in place. NameSilo's only documented response to this investigation: the scammer's domain was quietly transferred to Namecheap.
Exhibit A — NameSilo's official statement · March 13, 2026 · 11,300 views
Archived: ghostarchive.org/archive/CXXZ0 · SHA-256: ad29e1d3d4803ff37c88ef860bef6de9e62f6ce533657f2e5c5460eb2e0b8ebf
NameSilo's Four Claims vs. the Record
session_key server-side capture, raw_tx_and_hash.raw=0. Operator's own email (Feb 16): no hack claimed, site defended as his work.Key Evidence
All screenshots SHA-256 verified. Full index: EVIDENCE_INDEX.md
Timeline
session_key silently exfiltrates private view key on every login.abuse@namesilo.com. Zero action.For Victims of xmrwallet[.]com
This evidence package is ready to attach to any legal or regulatory filing. MIT licensed — no further authorization needed.
report@phishdestroy.ioFor Regulators & Press
Full case submitted to ICANN March 18, 2026. Raw materials available on request: email headers, PHP endpoint captures, abuse report receipts.
Evidence manifest with SHA-256 hashes: evidence_manifest.json
abuse@phishdestroy.ioMirrors
This investigation is distributed across multiple platforms and protocols. No single point of failure.
