stargate[.]finance-wailet-v2-connect-api[.]com

The domain stargate.finance-wailet-v2-connect-api.com was registered on February 21, 2026 and is currently listed as offline. DNS resolution points to IP address 188.114.97.3, which belongs to Cloudflare, Inc. (AS13335) and is geolocated in the United States. VirusTotal records indicate that six of ninety‑three security vendors flagged the domain, confirming that multiple scanners have identified malicious activity. The site presents an HTTP 521 response (“Web server is down”) and the page title returned by the server is "finance-wailet-v2-connect-api.com | 521: Web server is down," reinforcing the offline status.

An SSL certificate labeled WE1 is associated with the domain, but no further certificate details are available. The domain is explicitly tied to a brand impersonation campaign targeting the brand "stargate," as indicated by the supplied brand target and scam type fields. Reputation metrics are extremely low: Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0 out of 100, and the domain appears on a single security blocklist. PhishDestroy has already blocked the domain, providing an additional layer of mitigation.

Defenders should add the domain to local and network‑level blocklists, monitor the associated IP address for any future activation, and consider extending blocklist coverage to the entire 188.114.97.0/24 CIDR block used by Cloudflare to reduce the risk of rapid re‑hosting. Continuous observation of VirusTotal and other sandbox feeds is recommended to capture any emerging detection patterns. Given the elevated risk rating, organizations handling communications with the legitimate stargate brand should treat any traffic to this domain as malicious and enforce strict filtering rules.