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This domain has been flagged as malicious
Detected by 9 security vendors and listed in 2 public blocklists. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter personal information or connect wallets. Generate an official AI-powered complaint letter to file with cybercrime authorities.
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Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

“balancer-chainlink.com | 521: Web server is down”

9/91 VT OTX: 2 pulses Server error Jul 04, 2026 2 Blocklists Balancer Impersonation CA CA + more
90 Risk Score
PhishDestroy AI
HIGH
Ref
AC6E0190
Score
90/100
Engine
PD-4 Turbo
The domain balancer-chainlink[.]com is currently flagged as an active brand‑impersonation campaign targeting Balancer. Infrastructure analysis shows the domain is hosted behind Cloudflare (IP 188.114.97.3, located in Canada) and uses the nameservers johnny.ns.cloudflare.com and leah.ns.cloudflare.com. Registration was completed through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and the site presents a Google Trust Services / WE1 SSL certificate, indicating a legitimate‑looking HTTPS endpoint despite the underlying malicious intent. Threat intelligence sources list the domain in two AlienVault OTX pulses and three public blocklists, and it is actively blocked by PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL. VirusTotal scans have resulted in nine of ninety‑one security vendors flagging the domain. The HTTP response returns a 521 status (“Web server is down”), which is a common tactic to hide content until a victim interacts with a lure. Defenders should continue to block the domain at perimeter and DNS layers, monitor for any new resolution changes, and enforce email and web filtering rules that reference the listed blocklists. Because the site’s content has not been publicly captured, the exact phishing page layout remains unknown; analysts should treat any communications referencing Balancer or Chainlink as potentially malicious until verified.
VirusTotal
VirusTotal
9 det.
OTX AlienVault
CF Radar
Malicious
SSL
Google Trust Services
Observed status
Server error 521
PhishDestroy
DestroyList
Listed
Data coverage VirusTotal 9 / 91 URLQuery no detections OTX 2 pulses CF Radar malicious URLScan not submitted DNS blocks none SSL valid, 59d WHOIS not parsed Screenshot not captured Redirect chain not probed
Network Security Intelligence Registrar Integrity Alert
CF Cloudflare Radar Verdict Malicious
Phishing
High-Risk Registrar NiceNIC
PhishDestroy audit found that over 90% of domains registered through NiceNIC are associated with illegal content. This registrar systematically ignores abuse reports and its primary clientele consists of CIS-region scam operators. We have not identified a single legitimate project hosted on this registrar.
NiceNIC Verdict Full Investigation

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery
Checks
Reports
Availability
11/13
Pre-emptive Discovery & Ingestion
Threat Ingested
1/1 ✓
Threat Ingested
balancer-chainlink.com detected and queued for full analysis
Jul 04, 2026
Threat Intelligence Checks
Cloudflare Radar · VirusTotal · Google Safe Browsing · Blocklist Detection · OTX Threat Intel · High-Risk Registrar: NiceNIC · CF Radar: Malicious · Brand Impersonation · Technical Analysis Recorded
9/9 ✓
Cloudflare Radar
Scanned via Cloudflare Radar — DNS, certificates & network data
VirusTotal
9 / 91 vendors flagged on VirusTotal
Jul 20, 2026
Google Safe Browsing
Jul 20, 2026
Blocklist Detection
Found in 2 blocklists: MetaMask, SEAL
Jul 22, 2026
OTX Threat Intel
Found in 2 OTX pulses on AlienVault OTX
Jul 20, 2026
High-Risk Registrar: NiceNIC
90%+ illegal content — registrar ignores abuse reports. Read our verdict
CF Radar: Malicious
Cloudflare Radar classified this domain as phishing
Brand Impersonation
Impersonation of Balancer
Technical Analysis Recorded
The report contains stored technology or forensic-analysis results
Jul 22, 2026
Notification Records
Abuse Report Pending
PENDING
Abuse Report Pending
Will be sent to registrar (NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED) & hosting
Publication & Availability
DestroyList Published · Availability Unverified
1/2
DestroyList Published
Jul 04, 2026
Availability Unverified
The latest response is insufficient to classify current availability

Public Blocklist Status

3
Confirmed in 3 datasets: PhishDestroy + 2 independent public blocklists — MetaMask, SEAL
10 external threat databases checked; 2 matched. Last synchronized Jul 22, 2026. PhishDestroy database match: confirmed.

Domain Intelligence

Domainbalancer-chainlink.com
IP Address 188.114.97.3 CA
GeoCA Toronto, CA
NetworkAS13335 · CloudFlare, Inc.
HTTP Status521 Error
Technical detailsDNS, SSL SANs, timestamps
First DetectedJul 04, 2026
Nameservers["johnny.ns.cloudflare.com","leah.ns.cloudflare.com"]
TLS Fingerprintf5df3be6e51d814502be7cc4661228b5a5fa77d4…
Shared-IP Neighbors · CDN-hosted
IP is behind a large CDN (3,431+ co-hosted phishing domains on same edge IP)
The origin is proxied via Cloudflare or a similar content-delivery network. Edge-IP neighbors aren't meaningful — hundreds of unrelated customers share each edge node. Origin IP discovery requires passive-DNS or CT cross-reference.
Related Campaign Members · 8 sharing fingerprint
Other tracked phishing domains sharing this site’s infrastructure fingerprint: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED Balancer — suggests a coordinated kit / operator cluster.
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Technologies · 2 identified
Cloudflare
CDN

Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.

www.cloudflare.com 100% confidence
HTTP/3
Miscellaneous

HTTP/3 is the third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol used to exchange information on the World Wide Web.

httpwg.org 100% confidence
Detected via Cloudflare Radar · Wappalyzer engine
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VirusTotal Analysis

9 / 91 security vendors flagged this domain
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G-Data
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Netcraft
SOCRadar
Sophos
Site Performance Analysis

Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of balancer-chainlink.com · checked Jul 20, 2026

100
Good
Performance
FCP
0.77s
First Contentful Paint
LCP
0.77s
Largest Contentful Paint
CLS
0
Cumulative Layout Shift
TBT
0ms
Total Blocking Time
SI
0.77s
Speed Index
Powered by Google PageSpeed Insights · Mobile strategy · Scores: 90-100 Good 50-89 Needs Work 0-49 Poor

Evidence & External Reports

Were You Affected by This Site?

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If you have interacted with this domain, entered personal information, or connected a cryptocurrency wallet — take immediate action. Below are resources to help you report the incident and protect yourself.

Beware of recovery scammers! After being scammed, criminals may contact you again pretending to be "recovery agents," lawyers, or investigators who claim they can retrieve your lost funds — for a fee. This is a second scam. No legitimate service will ask for upfront payment to recover stolen crypto. Learn more about recovery fraud →

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Other Domains on 188.114.97.3 6 phishing domains

This IP hosts multiple phishing domains — infrastructure shared across campaigns

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About This Report: balancer-chainlink.com

This report presents the latest stored evidence available to PhishDestroy. Source timestamps are shown where available; availability and vendor verdicts can change after collection.

The site displays a page titled “balancer-chainlink.com | 521: Web server is down”, which may be designed to impersonate Balancer.

balancer-chainlink.com has been flagged by 9 security vendors as of July 22, 2026.

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Recommendations & Advice for Victims

An estimated $51 billion flowed to illicit crypto wallets in 2024 (source). If you interacted with balancer-chainlink.com — act now.

What should I do immediately?
Urgent
  • Revoke token approvals — use revoke.cash to remove access granted to malicious smart contracts
  • Move remaining funds to a brand-new wallet. The compromised wallet is no longer safe
  • Change all passwords — email, exchange accounts, anything that shares the same password
  • Enable 2FA using an authenticator app (not SMS). Disable SMS-based recovery
  • Freeze cards if you entered banking details on the phishing site
What information should I collect for my report?
FBI guidelines

According to the FBI, the most important details are transaction data:

  • Cryptocurrency addresses — scammer's wallet (e.g., 0x5856...35985)
  • Amount & crypto type — exact amount (e.g., 1.02345 ETH, 0.5 BTC, 500 USDT)
  • Transaction ID (hash) — the unique blockchain transaction identifier
  • Exact dates & times — of each transaction and first contact with scammer
  • Screenshots — scam website, chat messages, emails, wallet transactions, social media
  • All URLs & domains used by the scammer (including balancer-chainlink.com)
  • Communications — emails, texts, phone numbers, usernames the scammer used

Even if you don't have all details — file a report anyway. Partial information still helps investigations.

Where should I report the scam?
  • FBI IC3 — Internet Crime Complaint Center (US federal reporting)
  • Europol — European cybercrime reporting (EU)
  • Chainabuse — flag scam wallets across exchanges & platforms
  • Your crypto exchange — contact Coinbase/Binance/Kraken support to freeze scammer's address
  • Local police — creates an official record, even if they can't act immediately

The FBI recovered over $1 billion in crypto fraud in 2024 thanks to victim reports. Your report matters.

How do crypto scams typically work?
  • Fake websites — pixel-perfect clones of legitimate sites with slightly altered domains
  • Malicious approvals — "connect wallet" prompts that grant unlimited token spending to attackers
  • Pig butchering — trust built over weeks via Telegram/WhatsApp/dating apps, then money stolen
  • Recovery scams — victims targeted AGAIN by fake "recovery agents" demanding upfront fees. Always a scam
  • Fake ads & airdrops — Google/social media ads and "free token" offers leading to wallet drainers
  • AI-powered scams — deepfakes, automated phishing, and AI-generated sites making fraud harder to detect
How can I protect myself in the future?
  • Use a hardware wallet (Ledger, Trezor). Never store large amounts in browser wallets
  • Bookmark official sites — never click links from emails, DMs, or ads
  • Read every approval — verify permissions before signing. Reject unlimited approvals
  • Verify domains — check on PhishDestroy before interacting. Check HTTPS, spelling, domain age
  • "Too good to be true" = scam — guaranteed returns, celebrity endorsements, urgent deadlines
How big is the crypto scam problem?
  • $51 billion flowed to illicit crypto wallets in 2024 — CoinLedger
  • Pig butchering losses grew 40% year over year, now the fastest-growing fraud type
  • Only ~5% of victims report — your report helps shut down criminal networks
  • FBI recovered $1B+ in 2024 thanks to victim reports — FBI.gov

Sources: FBI · CoinLedger · WorldMetrics

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