cardinghub.cm is an impersonation phishing page that presents itself under the title "Cardinghub". It targets people looking for that name and steers them into handing over account details or money to an imitation site. PhishDestroy first saw the domain on 2026-10-16. As of 2026-10-19 the site is still alive and serving live content.
How the scam works
Impersonation pages copy the name and look of a known service so visitors believe they have reached the real one. A page branded "Cardinghub" typically asks visitors to register, log in, or deposit funds, often in cryptocurrency, before granting access. Anything entered goes to the operators. Credentials can be reused against other accounts, and deposits sent to the operators cannot be recovered. Victims lose their login details, any personal information they submit, and any payment they make.
Evidence
VirusTotal shows 5 of 92 engines flagging the domain as of 2026-10-19. The flagging vendors are alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. That detection rate is low, so many security products will not yet block the site. The domain appears in 4 AlienVault OTX pulses and is listed on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-06-02 through Netcom.cm Sarl under Cameroon's .cm country-code domain. It resolves to 104.21.26.84 on AS13335 (Cloudflare, Inc.), geolocated to the US, which means the origin server sits behind Cloudflare's proxy. Its TLS certificate was issued by Google Trust Services (WE1), so the padlock in the browser says nothing about whether the site is legitimate.
What to do
Do not register, log in, or send any payment on cardinghub.cm. If you entered a password there, change it right away on every service where you used it and turn on two-factor authentication. If you sent money or card details, contact your bank or payment provider immediately and keep any transaction references. Defenders should block the domain at the DNS and proxy level, watch logs for past visits, and report it to Cloudflare and the registrar so it can be taken down.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationLive contentOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-19 02:28:26 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 02:28:26 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 02:28:26 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Recorded subdomains1
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
www.cardinghub.cmDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
Technologies · 6 identified
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WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system.
Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Infrastructure map · cardinghub.cm
Each lane is one reason a domain is linked to this host. Node size marks VirusTotal detections and dashed nodes are already offline. The full lists follow below.
4 evidence signal groups linked0 stored notification recordsLast known active
Listed domains receive at least one abuse report; this entry has no retained notification history.
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
If credentials, payment data, or files were exposed, report the incident immediately. Change affected passwords, revoke active sessions, and scan the device.
Beware of recovery scammers! Recovery scammers may pose as investigators, lawyers, or tracing services. Do not pay upfront fees or disclose credentials.Learn more about recovery fraud →
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After a phishing incident
Recommendations & Advice for Victims
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
What should I do immediately?
Urgent
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
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
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
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 cardinghub.cm)
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)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Local police — creates an official record, even if they can't act immediately
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
Fake websites — pixel-perfect clones of legitimate sites with slightly altered domains
Pig butchering — trust built over weeks via Telegram/WhatsApp/dating apps, then money stolen
Recovery scams — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
AI-powered scams — deepfakes, automated phishing, and AI-generated sites making fraud harder to detect
How can I protect myself in the future?
Bookmark official sites — never click links from emails, DMs, or ads
Verify domains — check on PhishDestroy before interacting. Check HTTPS, spelling, domain age
"Too good to be true" = scam — guaranteed returns, celebrity endorsements, urgent deadlines
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
