a[.]befi[.]ink

Analysis of the domain a.befi.ink shows it was registered on 26 January 2025 through NameSilo, LLC. DNS resolution points to the IP address 104.21.61.69, which belongs to Cloudflare, Inc. (AS13335) and is geolocated in the United States. The authoritative nameservers are anita.ns.cloudflare.com and jeremy.ns.cloudflare.com, indicating the use of Cloudflare’s DNS service. The web server stack identified includes Nginx behind Google Cloud CDN, confirming that the site was hosted on Google Cloud infrastructure. No TLS certificate was observed, meaning the site did not serve HTTPS traffic at the time of capture. The page title returned from the HTTP response is “defi-ETH”, directly referencing Ethereum and matching the declared brand target.

This title, combined with the “Crypto Scam” classification, suggests the site was intended to masquerade as an Ethereum‑related service. VirusTotal records show that 7 of 93 scanned security vendors flagged the domain, providing independent confirmation of malicious intent. The domain appears on the PhishDestroy blocklist and is listed on one additional security blocklist, reinforcing its status as a known threat. Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0 out of 100, indicating the highest level of suspicion.

The combination of a recent registration date, lack of TLS, low trust score, and the “defi-ETH” title aligns with typical cryptocurrency impersonation campaigns that aim to lure users into fraudulent transactions. Because the site is currently offline, real‑time content cannot be verified, and the exact phishing flow remains unknown. Defenders should continue to block the domain at network perimeter and DNS layers, monitor for any re‑registration or similar domains that reuse the “defi-ETH” title pattern, and incorporate the observed infrastructure indicators (Cloudflare IP range, Google Cloud CDN, Nginx) into detection rules.