demo[.]wwwuphold[.]com

Analysis of the domain demo.wwwuphold.com indicates it was a phishing site impersonating Uphold, a digital asset trading platform, as evidenced by the page title 'Uphold: Buy & Sell Crypto & Metals | Trade Digital Assets | Uphold' extracted from the site. The domain was registered on May 13, 2025, through GMO Internet, Inc., and resolved to the IP address 104.17.1.193, hosted on Cloudflare's infrastructure (AS13335). Nameservers dora.ns.cloudflare.com and rob.ns.cloudflare.com further confirm Cloudflare's involvement in the domain's hosting. No SSL certificate was present, increasing the risk of credential interception or data exposure during user interaction. Detection data reveals the domain was flagged by two of 93 security vendors on VirusTotal, though the specific detection engines and signatures are not disclosed in available intelligence.

It also appeared on one security blocklist and was blocked by PhishDestroy. Gridinsoft assigned a trust score of 0/100, reinforcing its classification as malicious. The domain is currently offline, likely following takedown or suspension, but defenders should treat any residual DNS or cached records as compromised. Infrastructure analysis reveals reliance on Cloudflare, a common tactic to obscure the true origin of phishing sites and evade IP-based blocking. The use of a subdomain (demo.wwwuphold.com) suggests an attempt to mimic legitimate Uphold subdomains or test phishing infrastructure before broader deployment.

The absence of SSL, combined with the domain's short lifespan and low detection count, aligns with patterns observed in opportunistic or low-sophistication phishing campaigns targeting cryptocurrency users. Defenders should prioritize retrospective analysis of logs for connections to 104.17.1.193 or DNS queries for demo.wwwuphold.com, particularly from networks with access to cryptocurrency platforms.