# PhishDestroy threat dossier — helps-uphold-eng.square.site ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-17 05:48:13 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/helps-uphold-eng.square.site/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: phishing_login Targeted brand: uphold ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/92 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Emsisoft, LevelBlue, Netcraft ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 74.115.51.4 (US, Oakland) ASN: AS27647 Weebly, Inc. Hosting org: Weebly, Inc. Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. Nameservers: ns-1248.awsdns-28.org, ns-1816.awsdns-35.co.uk, ns-311.awsdns-38.com, ns-810.awsdns-37.net Registered: 2019-02-05 Page title: Uphold® Login: Secure Access to Your Uphold Wallett ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-05 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 1b4e29676aba09452fbbb418b4fb2022af0dcbfa3f470c0e661431771ab9665f Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - square.site ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: CLOSED — no report required. This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file for audit but no formal notice was sent. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2019-02-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-13 01:41:53 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-05-15 07:36:12 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-14 06:12:08 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e1e58-b619-77fd-8dd0-f37086f86332/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/helps-uphold-eng.square.site crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.helps-uphold-eng.square.site Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=helps-uphold-eng.square.site AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/helps-uphold-eng.square.site URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/helps-uphold-eng.square.site/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-13 01:42:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies an active Uphold® credential theft campaign hosted at helps-uphold-eng.square.site, a spoofed login page designed to harvest cryptocurrency wallet credentials from unsuspecting users. This domain mimics the legitimate uphold.com service with the exact page title 'Uphold® Login: Secure Access to Your Uphold Wallett' (note the misspelling of 'Wallet'), a tactic commonly used to bypass initial suspicion and increase click-through rates. The threat actor registered the domain through MarkMonitor Inc. on February 05, 2019, and maintains operational security by using a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate to appear legitimate while hosting the fraudulent content on IP 74.115.51.4. Despite its age and active status, the page remains undetected by security vendors, with VirusTotal currently reporting 0 detections out of 95 engines — a critical window of opportunity for attackers to compromise user accounts before detection improves. This domain presents a high-risk threat to individuals and organizations relying on Uphold’s services, as it specifically targets login credentials with the intent to drain cryptocurrency wallets. Technical indicators confirm malicious intent: the domain resolves to IP 74.115.51.4, a known hosting environment frequently linked to phishing operations; the SSL certificate issued by Let’s Encrypt adds a veneer of authenticity, increasing the likelihood that victims will input sensitive data without hesitation. Registrar data via MarkMonitor and creation date of February 05, 2019, suggest this domain has evolved under threat actor control for over five years, enabling sustained abuse. The absence of detection (0/95 on VirusTotal as of current assessment) highlights the sophistication of the campaign in evading automated defenses, requiring immediate user vigilance and enterprise-level blocking. Users who visited helps-uphold-eng.square.site or interacted with the fraudulent login form should immediately revoke session access on all devices, change passwords on Uphold and related email accounts, and enable two-factor authentication (2FA) using a hardware key or authenticator app. Review recent transaction history for unauthorized activity and report any suspicious transfers to Uphold support and relevant financial authorities. Block the domain and IP (74.115.51.4) at the network firewall level to prevent further exposure. If credentials were entered, contact Uphold’s fraud team immediately and consider transferring remaining funds to a cold wallet. Always verify URLs visually or via official Uphold channels before entering login information. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 3/92 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: d810985ef4dc1c0bd5811e36d13c8ca3 TLS cert SHA-256: 1b4e29676aba09452fbbb418b4fb2022af0dcbfa3f470c0e661431771ab9665f ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates: - VirusTotal positive ratio - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus, CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB) - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor) - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.) - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording) - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures) - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...) - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal) - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record) - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team) A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite score and the individual indicators above, not just VT. ## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/helps-uphold-eng.square.site/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=helps-uphold-eng.square.site Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 150,513 domains (28,174 alive under monitoring, 122,055 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io