claim-iayerzero[.]co

Analysis of claim-iayerzero.co indicates an active brand-impersonation campaign targeting users of LayerZero. The domain was registered on 25 September 2024 through OwnRegistrar, Inc. and resolves to the Cloudflare-owned address 188.114.96.3, which is associated with ASN 13335 in the United States. The authoritative name servers are donovan.ns.cloudflare.com and dora.ns.cloudflare.com, with a third entry listed as "null", suggesting a possible misconfiguration or placeholder. No TLS certificate is presented, and the site currently returns an offline HTTP status, confirming that the malicious content has been taken down. The only visible page element captured before takedown was the title "Nur einen Moment…", a German phrase meaning "Just a moment…", which is commonly used by automated redirection pages.

The threat has been classified as a crypto-scam, implying that the original content likely attempted to lure victims into sending cryptocurrency, though the exact payload is not available. VirusTotal scans show that eight out of ninety-five security vendors flagged the domain, supporting the malicious assessment. The domain is listed on one public blocklist and has been added to the PhishDestroy blocklist, providing immediate mitigation for organizations that consume those feeds. Open questions remain regarding the specific phishing kit or the exact lure employed, as the page content was not archived and no SSL fingerprint exists for further correlation.

Defenders should block the domain at DNS and proxy layers, add the IP 188.114.96.3 to deny-list policies, and monitor for any future re-registration or similar sub-domains using the same name-server pair. Continuous observation of Cloudflare-associated IP ranges for anomalous traffic targeting LayerZero users is also recommended. Indicators of compromise (IOCs) include the domain name, the two Cloudflare name servers, the IP address, the lack of TLS, and the VirusTotal detection count.