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Security engines reporting a detection: 13. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter credentials or personal information.
Domain security and threat intelligence

app[.]merkl[.]exchange

Threat verdict Critical 95/100 evidence score
Availability Server error The latest stored response was inconclusive
Risk signals
VirusTotal detections: 13/93 Spamhaus DBL: DBL_PHISH Scam type: Fake Exchange
Jan 4, 2026 CDN

Evidence Summary

CRITICAL
Evidence score
95/100

The domain app.merkl.exchange is identified as a fake cryptocurrency exchange platform. It poses a threat by attempting to deceive users into believing it is a legitimate trading service, likely to steal login credentials, funds, or personal information through social engineering.

Technical analysis shows the site is flagged by 13 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors, including ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, BitDefender, CRDF, and CyRadar. Google Safe Browsing reports it as flagged for SOCIAL_ENGINEERING. The domain is registered with NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited, created on 2026-01-03, and hosted on IP 172.67.185.200 (US) under AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. It has no SSL certificate and uses nameservers cloe.ns.cloudflare.com and mitch.ns.cloudflare.com. GridinSoft trust rating is 0 out of 100.

The site is currently offline. Based on the high detection rate, blocklist presence, and lack of SSL, the risk level is high. Users should avoid any interaction with this domain or its associated services.

VirusTotal
VirusTotal
13 det.
URLQuery
URLQuery
100 det.
Age
7 mo
Observed status
Server error HTTP 502
PhishDestroy
DestroyList
Listed

Data Coverage

VirusTotal 13 / 93 URLQuery 100 det. PhishStats not checked OTX no community references CF Radar scan completed URLScan capture stored report URLScan verdict verdict unavailable DNS blocks not checked TLS no certificate data WHOIS 7 mo old Screenshot 2 captures · 2 sources Redirect chain not probed
Network Security IntelligenceRegistrar context
Registrar context NiceNIC
Stored registration data identifies NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED (IANA 3765) as the registrar. PhishDestroy maintains separate NiceNIC abuse-report research; registrar association is contextual and is not an independent detection for this domain.
NiceNIC Verdict Full Investigation

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery
Checks
Reports
Availability
9/11

Blocklist coverage

10 monitored external feeds · stored snapshot Aug 11, 2026

PhishDestroy Source dataset
10 monitored external feeds No match
MetaMask No match ScamSniffer No match Polkadot No match CryptoFirewall No match OpenPhish No match SEAL No match Enkrypt No match Phishunt No match Codeesura No match DiscordPhishing No match

Stored outcome evidence

Outcome & takedown attribution

Outcome
held
Availability
unreachable
Cause
registrar_client_hold
Actor
NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED
Mechanism
client_hold
Confidence
95%
First observation
Latest observation

Estimated unavailability

Time to unavailability: 0 h

Evidence SHA-256 7412c59d3237

Detection timeline

  1. Cloudflare Radar

    Cloudflare Radar scan stored · Open scan

  2. Availability

    First stored value: DNS inactive

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  3. Availability

    DNS inactive → Unknown

    4e219cff538a
  4. Availability

    Unknown → Inactive

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  5. Availability

    Inactive → DNS inactive

    1c52190a0bf5
  6. Availability

    DNS inactive → Held

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  7. Availability

    Held → DNS inactive

    f52d526b76a1
  8. Availability

    DNS inactive → Unknown

    b593afb0cf1c
  9. Availability

    Unknown → Held

    1e20c5a31e74
  10. Availability

    Held → Unknown

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  1. Availability

    Unknown → DNS inactive

    6dfe9145995c
  2. Availability

    DNS inactive → Held

    b1fb42dc3e9f
  3. Availability

    Held → DNS inactive

    641ed81dc4d5
  4. Availability

    DNS inactive → Unknown

    7c67254e4c7c
  5. Availability

    Unknown → Held

    6833f51fcf58
  6. Availability

    Held → Unknown

    0b8b9b4b5b8f
  7. Availability

    Unknown → DNS inactive

    d0b7046e8c2f
  8. Availability

    DNS inactive → Held

    b11f57d4bffe
  9. Availability

    Held → DNS inactive

    ca9ed662b468
  10. Availability

    DNS inactive → Unknown

    229f984f0964
  11. Availability

    Unknown → Held

    7412c59d3237

Community reports

Reported by 1 community member, first seen Jan 4, 2026

Stored reports
1
Unique reported URLs
1
Accepted1

Stored Capture

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Domain Intelligence

Domain
Google Safe Browsing Flagged Social engineering checked Feb 25, 2026
Server / ASN cloudflare · AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
IP Context Cloudflare shared edge origin IP hidden Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.
Registrar (base domain) NiceNIC RU(RU) PhishDestroy Investigation
Abuse contactabuse@nicenic.net
ICANN RegistryOfficial ICANN accredited-registrars →
WHOIS LookupICANN RDAP for merkl.exchange →
IP Address 172.67.185.200 CDN
GeoUS San Francisco, US
NetworkAS13335 · Cloudflare, Inc.
Reverse IPviewdns.info → rapiddns.io →
The origin IP is hidden behind a CDN proxy. Reverse-IP results for the edge address contain unrelated tenants; finding the origin requires passive DNS or certificate-transparency data.
Registration (base domain)merkl.exchange · Created Jan 3, 2026 (220d) — Expires Jan 3, 2027
HTTP Status502 Error
Elapsed Since First Report 109 days
What we count Raw elapsed time since the first stored abuse report. It is not a registrar response-time measurement. Latest observed status: Server error.
What each report contains Stored outgoing-report records may reference evidence available at the time, such as vendor verdicts, registration data, hosting details, classifications, or screenshots. This page does not infer the exact payload delivered, receipt, acknowledgement, or action by a recipient.
Technical detailsDNS, TLS names and timestamps
First DetectedJan 4, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Apr 23, 2026DOM analysis score 0/100
Submitted URLhttp://app.merkl.exchange/
Nameserverscloe.ns.cloudflare.commitch.ns.cloudflare.com
TLS observationscanned Mar 14, 2026
ICANN OVERSIGHT Registration: merkl.exchange

Accreditation and RAA context

Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations

For the registrable domain merkl.exchange behind this subdomain, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.

Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.

RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.

Accreditation is a contract, not a safety seal. Verify ICANN fees Read RAA §3.18 PHISHDESTROY INVESTIGATIONICANN funding, contracts, and DNS abuse oversight
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VirusTotal Analysis

13 / 93 security vendors flagged this domain
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Last analyzed Previous stored snapshot: 11 detections
ADMINUSLabs
ChainPatrol
BitDefender
CRDF
CyRadar
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Fortinet
G-Data
Google Safebrowsing
SOCRadar
Sophos

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