Domain security and threat intelligence

degex[.]exchange

“edgeX Exchange: Ultra-Fast DEX Trading with Deep Liquidity & Low Fees”

Threat verdict Critical 92/100 evidence score

Availability Cloaked · reachable Reachability observed through cloaking checks

Risk signals

VirusTotal detections: 14/91 Spamhaus DBL: DBL_PHISH Scam type: Fake Exchange Last known active

Feb 13, 2026 CDN

Evidence Summary

CRITICAL

The domain degex.exchange is a confirmed fake cryptocurrency exchange designed for generic phishing activity. It presents itself as 'edgeX Exchange' offering ultra-fast DEX trading with deep liquidity, but operates as a scam to deceive users into depositing funds or entering sensitive credentials. No legitimate brand or drainer kit is associated with this domain. As of the latest verification, degex.exchange has been taken offline.

Technical indicators confirm the elevated risk posed by degex.exchange. The domain is flagged by 2 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, including Fortinet and SOCRadar, and appears on 1 security blocklist (PhishDestroy). It was registered on 2026-02-21 through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited and resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, hosted on Cloudflare's network (AS13335) in the US. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services / WE1, and the site employed technologies such as HSTS, Cloudflare, and HTTP/3. Google Safe Browsing does not currently flag the domain, but its Gridinsoft trust score is 0/100, reinforcing its malicious nature.

Users who interacted with degex.exchange should immediately revoke any token approvals and transfer remaining funds to a new, secure wallet. If credentials were entered, change passwords on all associated accounts and enable two-factor authentication. Monitor financial and crypto accounts for unauthorized transactions. Report the domain to platforms like Google Safe Browsing, PhishTank, or local cybercrime authorities to aid in takedown efforts and protect others from this phishing scam.

VirusTotal

14 det.

URLScan

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TLS Certificate

WE1

Observed status

Cloaked · reachable

DestroyList

Listed

Data coverage VirusTotal 14 / 91 URLQuery not checked PhishStats not checked OTX no community references CF Radar scan completed URLScan capture stored report URLScan verdict Analysis completed DNS blocks 14 checked — no blocks TLS valid certificate, 52d WHOIS not parsed Screenshot 2 captures · 2 sources Redirect chain not probed

Network Security Intelligence Registrar 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

17/19

URLScan.io Capture

Stored URLScan report with capture artifacts

Mar 28, 2026

URLScan Verdict

URLScan analysis completed; this web-capture result does not change the page threat verdict · score 0

Jul 29, 2026

Cloudflare Radar Report

A stored Cloudflare Radar report is available. The report link alone is not a malicious verdict and does not prove that every network field was captured.

Web Archive

Preserved in Wayback Machine — historical evidence archived

Mar 14, 2026

VirusTotal

14/91 recorded on VirusTotal

Aug 19, 2026

Google Safe Browsing

Checked via Google Transparency Report

Mar 2, 2026

Registrar Context: NiceNIC

Separate registrar research is available. Registrar association is contextual and is not scored as an independent detection.

Forensic Evidence Collected

Stored evidence from URLScan.io, stored screenshot

Mar 28, 2026

Technical Analysis Recorded

The report contains stored technology or forensic-analysis results.

Aug 23, 2026

Site Came Back Online

Domain is responding again — monitoring resumed

Aug 20, 2026

Content Observed Unavailable

Monitoring recorded an unavailable response (HTTP 403); the cause was not independently established.

Aug 19, 2026

Content Observed Unavailable

Monitoring recorded an unavailable response (HTTP 403); the cause was not independently established.

Aug 12, 2026

Content Observed Unavailable

Monitoring recorded an unavailable response (HTTP 403); the cause was not independently established.

Aug 5, 2026

Site Came Back Online

Domain is responding again — monitoring resumed

Jul 30, 2026

Content Observed Unavailable

Monitoring recorded an unavailable response (HTTP 403); the cause was not independently established.

Jul 29, 2026

Public Blocklist Status

Stored Capture

Screenshot of degex.exchange — **URLScan capture**2026-03-28 11:33 UTC 2 / 2

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Page Title

edgeX Exchange: Ultra-Fast DEX Trading with Deep Liquidity & Low Fees

TLS Certificate

Valid transport encryption · Issued by WE1 · valid for 52 days

Domain Intelligence

Domain

URLScan Verdict Analysis completed score 0 report ↗

Server / ASN cloudflare · AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US

IP Context Cloudflare shared edge origin IP hidden Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.

Registrar NiceNIC

(RU) PhishDestroy Investigation

Abuse contacthttp://whois.nicenic.com/?page=whoisform

ICANN RegistryOfficial ICANN accredited-registrars →

WHOIS LookupICANN RDAP for degex.exchange →

IP Address 172.67.170.8 CDN

Geo

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.

RegistrationExpires Sep 20, 2026

Cloaking Cloaking Detected Content divergence · score 1/6

unavailable: raw=proxy_error; http=0; via=http_proxy; error=HTTPConnectionPool(host='82.24.225.227', port=8068): Max retries exceeded with url: http://degex.exchange/ (Caused by Pr

checked Aug 23, 2026

Elapsed Since First Report 31 days

What we count Raw elapsed time since the first stored abuse report. It is not a registrar response-time measurement. Latest observed status: Cloaked · reachable.

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, SSL SANs, timestamps

First DetectedFeb 13, 2026

DOM Analysisanalyzed Jul 9, 2026score 0/100

IoC Extractionscanned Jul 29, 20260 wallet · 0 Telegram IoCs

Submitted URLhttps://degex.exchange/

Nameserversvern.ns.cloudflare.com

TLS Fingerprint

TLS Observationvalid from Jan 21, 2026scanned Mar 15, 2026

Favicon Hash

ICANN OVERSIGHT

Accreditation and RAA context

Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations

For this gTLD, 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

Accountability draft Nothing is sent automatically.

Latest Classified Outcome 2026-08-22 02:42:18 UTC

Primary outcome Redirecting reason: HTTP redirect observed 80% confidence

Attribution source: Current Http Probe

Evidence layers Availability: Redirecting Content: Unknown DNS: Resolved Registration: Active

Latest HTTP observation Redirecting HTTP redirect observed 80% 2026-08-22 02:42:18 UTC

RDAP registration Active NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED · IANA 3765 RDAP HTTP 200 source: Rdap Status Collector clientDeleteProhibitedclientTransferProhibited expires 2026-09-21 15:04:22 UTC checked 2026-08-05 18:41:05 UTC

Observed timeline last reachable: 2026-08-22 02:42:18 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.

Technologies · 3 identified

HSTS

Security

HTTP Strict Transport Security — forces browsers to use HTTPS connections only.

Cloudflare

CDN

Web infrastructure and security company providing CDN, DDoS mitigation, and DNS services.

www.cloudflare.com

HTTP/3

Miscellaneous

Third major version of HTTP protocol, built on QUIC for faster, more reliable connections.

Detected via Cloudflare Radar · Wappalyzer engine

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VirusTotal Analysis

14 / 91 security vendors flagged this domain

View on VT

Last analyzed 2026-08-19 04:31:39 UTC Previous stored snapshot: 14 detections

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BitDefender

CRDF

CyRadar

ESET

Emsisoft

Fortinet

G-Data

Gridinsoft

LevelBlue

Lionic

Netcraft

Sophos

Webroot

Archived Evidence

Wayback Machine Snapshot

A historical snapshot is available for evidence review

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Site Performance Analysis

Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of degex.exchange · checked Mar 2, 2026

Needs Work

Performance

FCP

6.97s

First Contentful Paint

LCP

9.43s

Largest Contentful Paint

CLS

Cumulative Layout Shift

TBT

0ms

Total Blocking Time

6.97s

Speed Index

Evidence & External Reports

Security Analysis

URLScan Analyzed VirusTotal 14 det. ChainPatrol URLQuery Open lookup Gridinsoft SSL Labs Stored TLS valid CF Radar Open report WOT ScamAdviser Blacklist Checker URLVoid Sucuri SiteCheck MDN Observatory

OSINT & Intelligence

Web-Check Full scan SOCRadar Dark web report LeakIX Leak search Shodan Censys ThreatFox Hudson Rock Sign-in search IntelX crt.sh Certs WHOIS Wayback Archived

DNS & Network

nslookup.io DNS bgp.tools ASN/Route

SEO & Domain

SpyFu Moz DA/PA Ahrefs Backlinks Deep Analysis

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degex[.]exchange

Threat Response Pipeline

Public Blocklist Status

Stored Capture