Analysis of lido.exchange shows an active infrastructure that is deliberately crafted to masquerade as the Lido brand. The domain was registered on 23 December 2025 through Spaceship, Inc. and resolves to the Amazon‑owned IP address 54.149.79.189, which is associated with ASN 16509 in the United States. The hosting environment reports Node.js, Envoy, Express, HSTS and Akamai components, indicating a modern web stack possibly used to serve dynamic content. The DNS configuration uses the authoritative nameservers launch1.spaceship.net and launch2.spaceship.net, both belonging to the same registrar. The SSL certificate is issued by Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority – G2 and is currently valid, which can help the site appear legitimate to unsuspecting users.
An HTTP request returns status 200 and the page title is “Parking Page”, suggesting the site is either in a placeholder state or deliberately minimal to avoid detection. The domain has been flagged by PhishDestroy and appears on one additional security blocklist, and six of ninety‑three VirusTotal scanners have raised alerts, reflecting moderate detection confidence. Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0 out of 100, reinforcing the malicious classification. The site is categorized as a crypto scam, consistent with the brand impersonation of Lido, a well‑known staking service. Uncertainty remains regarding the exact payload or credential‑harvesting mechanisms because no page content has been captured, and the simple parking page provides no further technical indicators.
Defenders should immediately block traffic to lido.exchange at the network perimeter, add the associated IP 54.149.79.189 to any threat‑intelligence feeds, and monitor for similarly named domains that resolve to the same hosting provider. Continuous TLS inspection is advised to detect any future changes in the certificate or payload delivery.
Detection-evasion analysis
Cloaking and traffic-distribution check
Not observedNo cloaking was observed in the stored scan
Stored crawler-versus-browser observations for this host, plus a live fingerprint check for Keitaro-style traffic distribution systems.
RegistrationCreated Dec 23, 2025 (295d)—Expires Dec 23, 2026
HTTP Status200
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedDec 25, 2025
DOM Analysisanalyzed Mar 11, 2026score 88/1002 brand signals
Submitted URLhttp://lido.exchange/
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.
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%2026-10-13 22:26:34 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-13 22:26:34 UTClast content: 2026-10-13 22:26:34 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 · 5 identified
N
Node.js
Programming languages
JavaScript runtime built on Chrome V8 engine for server-side development.
E
Envoy
E
Express
H
HSTS
Security
HTTP Strict Transport Security — forces browsers to use HTTPS connections only.
Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of lido.exchange· checked Mar 2, 2026
55
Needs Work
Performance
FCP
2.73s
First Contentful Paint
LCP
7.33s
Largest Contentful Paint
CLS
0
Cumulative Layout Shift
TBT
541ms
Total Blocking Time
SI
4.67s
Speed Index
Powered by Google PageSpeed Insights · Mobile strategy · Scores: 90-100 Good50-89 Needs Work0-49 Poor
Forensic History & Detection Timeline
ThreatLifecycleTelemetry
This timeline displays historical security and status checkpoints observed by the PhishDestroy automated monitoring network. It records domain lifecycle updates, scanner changes, and threat telemetry over time.
VirusTotal Detections Update2026-03-10 02:42:32 UTC
VirusTotal scanner detections updated from 6 to 8. Added scanner alerts: CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker.
Threat Response Pipeline
Discovery
Analysis
Monitoring
12 recorded events. These records describe collected evidence, outgoing notifications and publication; they do not confirm a complete investigation or a takedown.
Threat Ingested
lido.exchange detected and queued for full analysis
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.
The domain remains reachable or access-restricted; future checks may update this observation.
How we investigate & report
Public scans, evidence and abuse channels
We scan suspicious URLs, inspect public results and send evidence through the appropriate abuse-reporting channels. The dated events above show what is recorded for this domain. The directory below explains the wider workflow.
01Public scans & evidence collection10 sources and tool groups+
Inspect the public DNS, TLS, HTTP and technology surface.
02Abuse reports & follow-upRegistrar, hosting and security channels+
Identify the responsible provider. Match registration and hosting records to the relevant abuse contact.
Prepare an evidence package. Include the URL, public scan references, captures and the recorded observations.
Send the report. Keep outgoing report records and recipient information when available.
Recheck and publish updates. Track later scanner verdicts, provider responses and site availability.
Security services used for scanning, reputation checks and reporting are listed below. A service being listed is not evidence that it received, accepted or acted on this particular domain. Recorded submissions appear in the notification history above.
6 evidence signal groups linked0 reports recordedLast 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.
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Related Infrastructure & Reports
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Direct link Shares a registration or an identical phishing kit.
Supporting signal Shares infrastructure or a target brand; not proof of one operator.
Discovery only Listed for navigation; no shared attribute with this host.
Infrastructure map · lido.exchange
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.
Content matches8
Same favicon hash or the same page title as this host.
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