claims-pendle[.]us

Analysis confirms that claims-pendle.us was operated as a crypto‑scam site that impersonated the DeFi protocol Pendle. The domain was registered on 19 September 2024 through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com and is hosted on Cloudflare’s network (ASN 13335) with the IP address 104.21.2.205 located in the United States. DNS resolution points to the Cloudflare nameservers mckenzie.ns.cloudflare.com and trace.ns.cloudflare.com, indicating the use of Cloudflare’s CDN and protection services. No SSL certificate was observed for the domain, and an HTTP request returned the generic page title “Just a moment…”, suggesting a Cloudflare challenge page rather than a fully rendered phishing landing page.

The site was flagged by three of ninety‑five VirusTotal scanners, and it appears on the PhishDestroy blocklist, which contributed to its current offline status. The infrastructure aligns with typical brand‑impersonation campaigns that lure victims into sending cryptocurrency to an attacker‑controlled address. While the exact payload or phishing form has not been captured, the presence of a brand name in the domain and the “Crypto Scam” classification provide sufficient evidence of malicious intent.

Defenders should block the domain and its associated IP at perimeter firewalls, update URL filtering lists, and monitor for any future re‑registration of similar domains that combine “claims” with the Pendle brand. Continuous observation of Cloudflare‑originated IP ranges for new domains referencing Pendle is recommended, as attackers frequently recycle infrastructure. Because the site is offline, active takedown verification is not possible, and further forensic analysis of the server response headers could clarify whether additional obfuscation techniques were employed.