foundings[.]xyz

foundings.xyz is currently offline but its recent activity warrants attention. The domain was registered on 21 February 2026 through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited and the sole page title observed is "Aave – Open Source Liquidity Protocol", indicating an attempt to masquerade as the Aave DeFi platform. VirusTotal analysis shows the domain was flagged by six of ninety‑three security vendors, and it appears on two public blocklists, including PhishDestroy and ScamSniffer. Network resolution points to 188.114.97.3, an address owned by Cloudflare, Inc. (AS13335) and located in the United States.

The hosting service presents Cloudflare’s edge network with HTTP/3 enabled and uses Google Trust Services / WE1 for the TLS certificate, confirming a legitimate certificate chain but not legitimizing the underlying content. Nameserver configuration lists johnny.ns.cloudflare.com and kia.ns.cloudflare.com, consistent with the Cloudflare infrastructure. The combination of a recent registration date, a brand‑specific page title, modest vendor detection, and inclusion on specialized phishing and scam blocklists aligns with the reported investment scam classification. The risk level assigned by the reporting source is elevated, reflecting the potential financial loss from users who might be redirected to fraudulent investment opportunities.

The SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services indicates proper TLS implementation but does not mitigate the malicious intent. Defenders should add the domain and its IP address to outbound and inbound filtering rules, monitor DNS queries for the domain and its nameservers, and consider tightening controls on traffic to Cloudflare‑hosted assets that reference Aave‑related URLs. Continuous re‑scanning of the domain with VirusTotal and other sandbox environments is advised in case the site becomes active again, and any URLs that resolve to the same IP should be evaluated for similar deceptive content.