uphold-wallts[.]created[.]app

This domain is flagged as a generic phishing site impersonating the legitimate Uphold Wallet platform, designed to deceive users into disclosing cryptocurrency wallet credentials, recovery phrases, or personal identification details. The threat type is classified as credential harvesting with financial fraud intent, targeting users of multi-asset digital wallets. Analysis indicates an elevated risk level due to the domain's deceptive branding, recent registration, and active distribution in phishing campaigns. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain was registered on May 21, 2026, through Tucows Domains Inc, an uncommon timeline suggesting potential domain spoofing or preemptive registration for malicious use. It resolves to the IP address 216.150.16.1, which has been associated with prior phishing infrastructure. The site was taken offline following detection, but not before appearing on three security blocklists. VirusTotal reports 2 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, with detections likely tied to behavioral patterns or known phishing templates. The SSL certificate, issued by Let's Encrypt (R13), provides basic encryption but does not validate legitimacy, as phishing sites commonly use free certificates to appear secure. The page title, 'Uphold Wallet - Secure Multi-Asset Digital Wallet for Crypto, Precious Metals,' precisely mirrors the branding of the legitimate service, increasing the likelihood of successful social engineering. Mitigation steps for users and organizations include immediate blocking of the domain and its resolving IP (216.150.16.1) at the network perimeter. Users who may have interacted with the site should assume credential compromise and initiate password resets for all associated accounts, particularly cryptocurrency wallets and financial services. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) should be enforced where available, and recovery phrases or private keys should never be entered on unverified platforms. Organizations should monitor for indicators of compromise (IOCs) such as the domain, IP, and SSL certificate thumbprint in logs, and conduct phishing awareness training emphasizing the risks of lookalike domains. Given the domain's offline status, further forensic analysis may be limited, but historical DNS records and WHOIS data should be preserved for potential incident response.