# coinbase-china.net — MALICIOUS

> coinbase-china.net is flagged for brand impersonation targeting Coinbase. Learn why this high-risk phishing domain is unsafe and how to protect yourself.

## Summary
PhishDestroy identifies coinbase-china.net as a high-risk phishing domain impersonating the well-known cryptocurrency platform Coinbase. This site, now offline, was flagged due to its deceptive intent to trick users into believing they were engaging with the legitimate Coinbase brand, potentially leading to theft of personal data or financial loss.

This phishing scheme operates by mimicking Coinbase’s appearance and name, aiming to exploit users’ trust. Although the page title showed a "Privacy error," the domain was flagged for social engineering by Google Safe Browsing and appeared on multiple security blocklists. It was registered recently in 2026 through Gname.com Pte. Ltd., which adds to the suspicion about its legitimacy.

If you visited coinbase-china.net, it is crucial to avoid providing any personal or financial information. Users should immediately change passwords related to their Coinbase account or any similar credentials and monitor their accounts for unusual activity. Employing multi-factor authentication and running security scans on your devices are also recommended steps to secure your information.

## Threat Details
- Verdict: MALICIOUS
- Site status: dead (HTTP 404)
- Target brand: Coinbase
- Page title: Privacy error

## Domain Intelligence
- Registered: 2026-02-21 07:01:08
- Registrar: Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
- Country: SG
- Nameservers: ["a5.share-dns.com", "b5.share-dns.net"]

## Detection Status
- VirusTotal: 15 vendors flagged
  Vendors: ["ADMINUSLabs", "ChainPatrol", "alphaMountain.ai", "BitDefender", "CyRadar", "ESET", "Forcepoint ThreatSeeker", "Fortinet", "G-Data", "Google Safebrowsing", "Kaspersky", "Lionic", "Seclookup", "Sophos", "VIPRE"]
- Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
- Blocklists: 3 hits
  Lists: ["PhishDestroy", "MetaMask", "SEAL"]

## Evidence
- Screenshot: https://urlscan.io/screenshots/019a9faf-ded7-713b-9bdd-b71618273164.png
- Cloudflare Radar: https://radar.cloudflare.com/scan/d651485a-d061-4ec8-8fdc-1592dee441ad
- PhishDestroy: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/coinbase-china.net/
- LLM endpoint: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/coinbase-china.net/llm.txt

## If You Visited This Site
1. Change any passwords you may have entered
2. Enable 2FA on all related accounts
3. Monitor your accounts for unauthorized activity
4. Report to: FBI IC3, Europol, local authorities

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Report by PhishDestroy | https://phishdestroy.io/domain/coinbase-china.net/
Last updated: 2026-03-19