# poloniexdex.com — MALICIOUS

> PhishDestroy identifies poloniexdex.com as a fraudulent cryptocurrency exchange domain posing as an imitation of Poloniex.

## Summary
PhishDestroy identifies poloniexdex.com as an ACTIVE cryptocurrency exchange impersonation scam. This domain masquerades as Poloniex, a legitimate digital asset trading platform, to deceive users into depositing funds or entering credentials. The elevated risk stems from its recent creation date and consistent presence on security blocklists.  

This domain was flagged by 9 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, with protections already implemented by InversionDNS. It resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3 and was registered through DYNADOT LLC on March 05, 2026, making it an extremely new and untrustworthy endpoint. The presence of a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate does not validate its legitimacy, as threat actors frequently abuse free certificates to lend false credibility to fraudulent sites.  

Users must avoid accessing poloniexdex.com and report this domain to their security teams or block it at the network level using the listed IP and domain indicators. Cryptocurrency traders should only interact with verified exchanges via official URLs and enable multi-factor authentication and withdrawal whitelisting on real accounts. Organizations should inspect traffic to 188.114.96.3 and block this IP in perimeter defenses. Always verify domains through official company channels before performing financial transactions.

## Threat Details
- Verdict: MALICIOUS
- Site status: unknown (HTTP ?)

## Domain Intelligence
- Registered: 2026-03-05 16:58:41
- Registrar: DYNADOT LLC
- IP: 188.114.96.3

## Detection Status
- VirusTotal: 9 vendors flagged
- Google Safe Browsing: clean
- Blocklists: 1 hits
  Lists: ["InversionDNS"]

## Evidence
- Cloudflare Radar: https://radar.cloudflare.com/scan/4a5ce5de-5028-42a3-bf4b-61fbad1537c8
- PhishDestroy: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/poloniexdex.com/
- LLM endpoint: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/poloniexdex.com/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/poloniexdex.com/
Last updated: 2026-03-23