krakenpipeline.com is a Kraken impersonation page detected by PhishDestroy on 2026-08-31. Risk: critical (95/100). Registrar: DonDominio (SCIP). Status: Last known active. Hosting: DigitalOcean, LLC. PhishDestroy sent 1 abuse report. VirusTotal: 6/89 engines flag it. Do not enter credentials or connect a wallet.
Security engines reporting a detection: 6. Public blocklists reporting a match: 2. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter credentials or personal information.
ABUSE NOTICE · 7D+ OPEN
Outgoing abuse reports are recorded; the latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable.
Notification and current-status evidence
The sent-report ledger records the first outgoing report at .
The recorded recipient is abuse@scip.es.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 1 month has elapsed since the first outgoing report.
ICANN RAA §3.18 describes registrar abuse-contact and handling obligations.
This section records outgoing timestamps, listed recipients, case identifiers, and later availability. It does not by itself prove receipt, acknowledgement, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
krakenpipeline.com is a phishing site that borrows the Kraken exchange brand and presents itself under the page title 'Kraken Pipeline'. It targets Kraken customers and crypto holders who expect a genuine Kraken service. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-08-31, and the page was still online with live content when last checked on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
The 'Kraken Pipeline' name dresses the site up as an official Kraken product or programme, which gives visitors a reason to trust it and act quickly. Impersonation pages like this usually ask victims to sign in with their exchange credentials and 2FA codes, connect a wallet, or send funds to unlock a promised feature. Anything entered goes straight to the operators. Stolen logins let them empty exchange balances, and wallet connections or deposits move crypto out of the victim's control for good.
Evidence
Detection coverage is thin. VirusTotal shows 6 of 89 engines flagging the domain as of 2026-09-12: alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. Most scanners still treat the site as clean, so a lack of browser warnings means little here. Wallet-focused defences have caught it, though. MetaMask and SEAL list the domain alongside PhishDestroy, and it appears in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2024-10-28 through DonDominio (SCIP), almost two years before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap suggests a domain held in reserve or reused rather than one spun up for a single campaign. The site runs on DigitalOcean cloud hosting in the United Kingdom. Its Let's Encrypt certificate gives it the usual browser padlock, which proves nothing about who runs the site.
What to do
If you entered Kraken credentials here, change your Kraken password at once, reset 2FA, review active sessions and API keys, and check your withdrawal address whitelist. If you connected a wallet or signed anything, revoke token approvals with a trusted approval checker and move remaining assets to a fresh wallet if you signed a suspicious message. If you sent funds, contact Kraken support and report the theft to authorities with the transaction details. Kraken does not offer a 'Pipeline' service through this domain. Defenders should block krakenpipeline.com at DNS and proxy level and add it to phishing filters, because most commercial engines do not yet catch it.
No. PhishDestroy classifies krakenpipeline.com as a Kraken impersonation page (risk: critical, 95/100); it was first detected on 2026-08-31. VirusTotal: 6/89 engines flag it. Treat the site as unsafe.
Is krakenpipeline.com safe to connect a wallet?
No. Do not connect a wallet, sign messages or approve tokens on krakenpipeline.com. Phishing sites ask for approvals (approve, setApprovalForAll, Permit2) that let the operator move your assets, and a confirmed transaction cannot be reversed.
What should I do if I used krakenpipeline.com?
Change every password you entered there and turn on two-factor authentication. If you connected a wallet or signed something, revoke the approvals and move the remaining funds to a new wallet; never share your seed phrase. Step-by-step help: emergency guide.
RegistrationCreated Oct 28, 2024 —Expires Oct 28, 2026
HTTP Status200
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedAug 31, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Oct 9, 2026score 95/1001 brand signal
Submitted URLhttp://krakenpipeline.com/
Favicon Hash
Case ID
Observed page title
Kraken Pipeline
Automated brand references
Kraken
TLS Certificate
Issued by Let's Encrypt· stored validity ends in 78 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
134.209.26.210
Network ASN
AS14061
Organization
DigitalOcean, LLC
Observed location
Slough, GB
Server header
nginx/1.24.0 (Ubuntu)
Nameservers 2
ns1.dondominio.com
ns2.dondominio.com
Mail routing 1 MX record
mx01.dondominio.compriority 10
Location describes the IP network.
TLS certificate
Issuer
Let's Encrypt
Valid from
2026-08-20 01:33:25
Valid until
2026-11-18 01:33:24
Hostname coverage
Stored certificate dates valid
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-10-10 22:02:43 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint71aaadc3e7518944f868205d9a34b93b4a8f430bbe649319a117c6cc077952a3Certificate names · 1 SAN
krakenpipeline.com
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%2026-10-22 10:29:27 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-22 10:29:27 UTClast content: 2026-10-22 10:29:27 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 · 4 identified
N
Node.js
Programming languages
Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform, JavaScript runtime environment that executes JavaScript code outside a web browser.
Express is a web application framework for Node.js, released as free and open-source software under the MIT License. It is designed for building web applications and APIs.
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Infrastructure map · krakenpipeline.com
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.
Same automated brand label: Kraken8
Reports with the same collector label. A shared label does not establish impersonation or common ownership. View matching reports →
7 evidence signal groups linked1 stored notification recordsLast known active
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 krakenpipeline.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)
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.
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