zama[.]web3-testnet[.]com

The domain zama.web3-testnet.com was registered on February 21, 2026 through Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc and resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, which is part of AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. and geolocated in the United States. The authoritative nameservers listed are ns100.webnic.cc and ns101.webnic.cc. The site presented the page title "Zama Public Testnet" and is classified as a wallet/seed phishing campaign that impersonates the Metamask brand, targeting users’ private seed phrases.

Detection engines on VirusTotal flagged the domain in 11 of 95 scans, and five independent security blocklists—including PhishDestroy, ScamSniffer, Polkadot, Enkrypt, and Codeesura—have added it to their deny lists. The domain appears on a total of five blocklists, indicating a consensus among threat‑intel sources that it is malicious. The SSL certificate identifier "WE1" was observed, but no further certificate details are available.

As of the report date, July 24, 2026, the site is reported offline, limiting current content analysis. Defenders should continue to block traffic to 188.114.96.3 and the fully qualified domain name, monitor for any re‑registration attempts, and incorporate the indicator set (domain, IP, registrar, nameservers, and detection counts) into existing phishing detection rules. Ongoing vigilance is advised, especially for users of Metamask, to prevent credential compromise from similar brand‑impersonating infrastructures.