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protonvpn.st

In short

protonvpn.st is a Celer impersonation page detected by PhishDestroy on 2026-10-23. Risk: critical (78/100). Registrar: Gname. Hosting: CloudFLARENET-EU. PhishDestroy sent 1 abuse report. VirusTotal: 1/92 engines flag it. Do not enter credentials or connect a wallet.

“Proton VPN | Secure Swiss VPN & Free Privacy Protection”

Registrar
Gname
Resolved IP
188.114.97.3
Registered
Jul 8, 2026
PhishDestroy assessment Critical
First observed Oct 23, 2026 01:39 UTC · PhishDestroy
VirusTotal detections: 1/92 Stored blocklist matches: 2 Automated brand label: Celer
Oct 23, 2026 1 Report Sent CDN
API
This domain has been flagged as malicious
Security engines reporting a detection: 1. Public blocklists reporting a match: 2. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter credentials or personal information.
VirusTotal
engine detections
Google Safe Browsing
Page captures
open gallery
Domain age
Reports sent
view timeline
Source evidenceVirusTotal 1 / 92 6 sources

VirusTotal

1 / 92 engine detections

Open report

OTX

no community references

Open report

Google Safe Browsing

No threat flag

Open report

Results reflect each source’s collection time. Zero detections do not guarantee safety. OTX references are community publications.

Analysis

Critical
VirusTotal
1 / 92
Page captures
10

PhishDestroy threat report

Overview

PhishDestroy’s intake AI classified the site as malicious because it impersonates the Proton VPN brand, using the brand’s name, logo and marketing copy on a domain that does not belong to the official service. The domain was first seen by PhishDestroy on 2026-10-23, 107 days after its registration on 2026-07-08. A page fetch on 2026-10-23 returned HTTP 200 and displayed the recorded title “Proton VPN | Secure Swiss VPN & Free Privacy Protection”.

How the scam works

Brand‑impersonation scams create webpages that look like legitimate services to lure visitors into entering login credentials, downloading software, or granting permissions. By mimicking the visual design and wording of the real Proton VPN site, attackers hope victims will trust the page and disclose sensitive information. The risk lies in credential theft or unauthorized account access, not in any observed malicious code on this particular page.

Evidence

VirusTotal scanned the domain on 2026-10-22 with 92 engines and reported one suspicious detection from ESET. Google Safe Browsing checked on 2026-10-23 and did not flag the site. URLScan captured a snapshot on 2026-10-20 and returned a clean verdict. OTX listed zero pulses as of 2026-10-23. PhishDestroy’s internal blocklist marks the domain as malicious, while external blocklists showed no entries on 2026-10-22.

Infrastructure

The domain was registered with Gname on 2026-07-08 and expires on 2027-07-08; the WHOIS record shows a clientTransferProhibited status. The recorded DNS entries listed Cloudflare IP addresses such as 104.21.43.31, and the certificate check indicated the site was delivered via Cloudflare’s network in GB. The TLS certificate, issued by Google Trust Services, is valid until 2026-11-30 and covers protonvpn.st and *.protonvpn.st.

What to do

Users should avoid entering any Proton VPN credentials or downloading files from this site; if credentials were entered, change the password on the official Proton VPN account and enable two‑factor authentication. Defenders should block the exact domain protonvpn.st, monitor DNS queries for the recorded Cloudflare IPs, and add the domain to internal blocklists to prevent future access.

Collected source details

Stored page, network and scanner observations, grouped by source and observation time.

URLScan · 2026-10-23T02:12:52Z

Observed: · Retrieved:

Uuid
01a16688-357f-716c-89b6-69c99a204cd3
Final url
https://protonvpn.st/
Status
200
Redirected
https-only
Redirects
[
    {
        "to": "https://protonvpn.st/",
        "from": "http://protonvpn.st/",
        "status": 307
    }
]
Ip
188.114.96.3
Contacted domains
[
    "vpn.protonvpn.st",
    "snipaste.cam",
    "www.protonvpn.st"
]
Contacted IP addresses
[
    "172.67.181.114",
    "188.114.96.3"
]
Asns
[
    "13335"
]
Linked domains
[
    "snipaste.cam"
]
Document hash
2d0ed6c04f35d158b971fe97c0d1152a86b014ff40404429348a56aab78dbe4d
Script hashes
[
    "c964bf069d71f84fa574d17533439db4bdf2cf15653d1521c26b5f02379de195",
    "643265e06c4ad8dc156471f39ec88b117f829885c1ef59742b859969ee47c02f",
    "c5893f0207150b8a6ae2a8a374ffe5ac1dcbefee74587f25f0dce4f1f4751ed0",
    "4eb93a559d2168ed649472546d4f6e858bcbe3e88638541663c28d72038d4184",
    "cf75a64173bf9134e5013b1d6c5e00a63c5d5239cc952e3a0a99529facd0b344",
    "7c57dc093633d878fe6695c3862d0befa2ec01ce1257ae4b927207f24794ef98",
    "cec72bb20b50cd5ba3c8ce0a0fb87b3f2ffa4c60213fbefb56a01c0a442ca9ef",
    "b78bcf084eeb4ff2cc7790d8ed96a4c8555c183fc3346dcc7e32dd9f7779cf9f"
]
Globals
[
    "_paq",
    "Piwik",
    "Matomo",
    "AnalyticsTracker",
    "piwik_log",
    "__VUE_INSTANCE_SETTERS__",
    "__VUE_SSR_SETTERS__",
    "__unctx__",
    "__unctx_async_handlers__",
    "__buildAssetsURL",
    "__publicAssetsURL",
    "$fetch",
    "global",
    "__VUE__",
    "useNuxtApp"
]
Cookies
[
    "_pk_id.43.b884",
    "_pk_ses.43.b884"
]
Tls
{
    "san": [
        "protonvpn.st",
        "*.protonvpn.st"
    ],
    "cipher": "AES_128_GCM",
    "issuer": "WE1",
    "subject": "protonvpn.st",
    "protocol": "QUIC",
    "valid_to": "2026-11-30T15:31:28Z",
    "valid_from": "2026-09-01T14:33:01Z"
}
Domain age days
51
Apex age days
51
Tls age days
51
Tls valid days
90
Requests
40
Provider verdicts
{
    "engines": {
        "tags": [
            "urlscan-ml",
            "urlscan-ml-60c5e22"
        ],
        "score": 91,
        "malicious": true
    },
    "overall": {
        "tags": [
            "phishing"
        ],
        "score": 100,
        "brands": [
            "protonmail"
        ],
        "malicious": true,
        "categories": [
            "phishing"
        ]
    },
    "urlscan": {
        "tags": [
            "phishing"
        ],
        "score": 100,
        "brands": [
            "Protonmail"
        ],
        "malicious": true,
        "categories": [
            "phishing"
        ]
    }
}
HTTP headers
{
    "server": "cloudflare",
    "content-type": "text/html;charset=utf-8",
    "x-powered-by": "Nuxt"
}
Cloudflare Radar · 2026-10-23T01:43:23Z

Observed: · Retrieved:

Uuid
82997002-41e6-4118-813e-342e8ffd2871
Final url
https://protonvpn.st/
Status
200
History
[
    {
        "url": "https://protonvpn.st/",
        "status": 200
    }
]
DOM structure hash
9d5effbcff174ea3c6fbfd3cb82cf01439ac03394347ee889684d7b0ae418d8a
Document hash
6b71e44fbab5dc7c56f6169d0aa54832ead19ef0275cbc6945b01e9a1a0cc6a5
Radar rank
{
    "bucket": ">200000"
}
DNS records
[
    {
        "name": "protonvpn.st",
        "type": "A",
        "value": "104.21.43.31"
    },
    {
        "name": "protonvpn.st",
        "type": "A",
        "value": "172.67.217.250"
    },
    {
        "name": "protonvpn.st",
        "type": "AAAA",
        "value": "2606:4700:3037::6815:2b1f"
    },
    {
        "name": "protonvpn.st",
        "type": "AAAA",
        "value": "2606:4700:3030::ac43:d9fa"
    },
    {
        "name": "vpn.protonvpn.st",
        "type": "A",
        "value": "172.67.217.250"
    },
    {
        "name": "vpn.protonvpn.st",
        "type": "A",
        "value": "104.21.43.31"
    },
    {
        "name": "vpn.protonvpn.st",
        "type": "AAAA",
        "value": "2606:4700:3037::6815:2b1f"
    },
    {
        "name": "vpn.protonvpn.st",
        "type": "AAAA",
        "value": "2606:4700:3030::ac43:d9fa"
    },
    {
        "name": "www.protonvpn.st",
        "type": "A",
        "value": "172.67.217.250"
    },
    {
        "name": "www.protonvpn.st",
        "type": "A",
        "value": "104.21.43.31"
    },
    {
        "name": "www.protonvpn.st",
        "type": "AAAA",
        "value": "2606:4700:3037::6815:2b1f"
    },
    {
        "name": "www.protonvpn.st",
        "type": "AAAA",
        "value": "2606:4700:3030::ac43:d9fa"
    }
]
Dnssec valid
false
Ip
104.21.43.31
Registration record
{
    "registrar": "Gname",
    "created": "2026-07-08T00:00:00Z",
    "updated": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
    "expires": "2027-07-08T00:00:00Z",
    "nameservers": [
        "brit.ns.cloudflare.com",
        "yichun.ns.cloudflare.com"
    ]
}
VirusTotal · 2026-10-22T12:00:40Z

Observed: · Retrieved:

Vendor result counts
{
    "timeout": 0,
    "harmless": 53,
    "malicious": 0,
    "suspicious": 1,
    "undetected": 38
}
Vendor labels
{
    "ESET": "suspicious"
}
Reputation
0
Registrar
Gname
Created
2026-07-08T00:00:00Z
Updated
2026-09-01T00:00:00Z
First seen
2026-09-01T16:31:23Z
DNS records
[
    {
        "ttl": 300,
        "type": "A",
        "value": "172.67.217.250"
    },
    {
        "ttl": 1800,
        "type": "SOA",
        "rname": "dns.cloudflare.com",
        "value": "brit.ns.cloudflare.com"
    },
    {
        "ttl": 21600,
        "type": "NS",
        "value": "yichun.ns.cloudflare.com"
    },
    {
        "ttl": 300,
        "type": "AAAA",
        "value": "2606:4700:3037::6815:2b1f"
    },
    {
        "ttl": 21600,
        "type": "NS",
        "value": "brit.ns.cloudflare.com"
    },
    {
        "ttl": 300,
        "type": "AAAA",
        "value": "2606:4700:3030::ac43:d9fa"
    },
    {
        "ttl": 300,
        "type": "A",
        "value": "104.21.43.31"
    }
]
Dns at
2026-10-22T12:01:08Z
Jarm
27d40d40d00040d1dc42d43d00041d6183ff1bfae51ebd88d70384363d525c
Certificate
{
    "san": [
        "protonvpn.st",
        "*.protonvpn.st"
    ],
    "issuer": "Google Trust Services / WE1",
    "serial": "ba524aba5f90923713dca4b78ed2ee35",
    "sha256": "a5e04300845435fdfa4c6f2a78672181c5196c574559ba90f8fbc6a78e528fcd",
    "subject": "protonvpn.st",
    "valid_to": "2026-11-30T15:31:28Z",
    "valid_from": "2026-09-01T14:33:01Z"
}
Registration record
{
    "registrar": "Gname",
    "created": "2026-07-08T00:00:00Z",
    "updated": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
    "nameservers": [
        "brit.ns.cloudflare.com",
        "yichun.ns.cloudflare.com"
    ]
}
Website checks · 2026-10-23T01:50:32Z
Mail configuration
{
    "spf_lookups": 0
}
Caa records
{
    "domain": "protonvpn.st"
}
Protective DNS results
{
    "resolvers": 12,
    "blocked_count": 0
}
Web archive observations
{
    "last": "2026-10-23T01:47:22Z",
    "first": "2026-10-23T01:47:22Z",
    "changes": 0,
    "days_archived": 1,
    "avg_page_bytes": 16145
}
Crawler rules
{
    "present": true,
    "sitemaps": [
        "https://www.protonvpn.st/sitemap.xml"
    ]
}
Sitemap
{
    "present": true,
    "url_count": 22
}
Page title and metadata
{
    "ogUrl": "https://www.protonvpn.st/",
    "title": "Proton VPN | Secure Swiss VPN & Free Privacy Protection",
    "ogType": "website",
    "robots": "index, follow, max-image-preview:large",
    "ogImage": "https://www.protonvpn.st/images/hero.webp",
    "ogTitle": "Proton VPN | Secure Swiss VPN & Free Privacy Protection",
    "keywords": "Free VPN, Proton VPN, Swiss VPN, no-logs VPN, encrypted connection",
    "ogSiteName": "Proton VPN",
    "description": "Proton VPN is a strict no-logs VPN based in Switzerland. Enjoy high-speed connections, advanced encryption, and a completely free tier with no ads.",
    "twitterCard": "summary_large_image",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://www.protonvpn.st/",
    "ogDescription": "Proton VPN is a strict no-logs VPN based in Switzerland. Enjoy high-speed connections, advanced encryption, and a completely free tier with no ads."
}
Trackers
{
    "requests": 32,
    "trackers": [
        {
            "name": "Matomo",
            "company": "Matomo",
            "country": "NZ",
            "category": "Site Analytics",
            "requests": 2
        }
    ]
}
Forms and mixed content
{
    "third_party_scripts": 0
}
Status
{
    "up": true,
    "code": 200,
    "timings": {
        "dns": 3,
        "tls": 123,
        "wait": 713,
        "connect": 35,
        "download": 1
    },
    "response_ms": 875
}
TLS connection
{
    "alpn": "h2",
    "cipher": "TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384",
    "protocol": "TLSv1.3",
    "versions": [
        "TLSv1",
        "TLSv1.1",
        "TLSv1.2",
        "TLSv1.3"
    ],
    "authorized": true,
    "forward_secrecy": true
}
Ports
{
    "open": [
        80,
        443,
        8080
    ]
}
Carbon
{
    "bytes": 67819,
    "co2_grams": 0.0025,
    "cleaner_than": 30
}
Dns server
{
    "ns": [
        {
            "ip": "172.64.33.248",
            "host": "yichun.ns.cloudflare.com"
        },
        {
            "ip": "172.64.32.78",
            "host": "brit.ns.cloudflare.com"
        }
    ],
    "zone": "protonvpn.st"
}
Cookies
{
    "cookies": [
        {
            "name": "_pk_id.43.b884",
            "same_site": "Lax"
        },
        {
            "name": "_pk_ses.43.b884",
            "same_site": "Lax"
        }
    ]
}
Location
{
    "ip": "2a06:98c1:3120::9",
    "asn": "13335",
    "org": "CloudFLARENET-EU",
    "city": "London",
    "country": "GB"
}
Ssl
{
    "issuer": "Google Trust Services / WE1",
    "subject": "protonvpn.st"
}
DNS records
{
    "A": [
        "188.114.97.9",
        "188.114.96.9"
    ],
    "NS": [
        "yichun.ns.cloudflare.com",
        "brit.ns.cloudflare.com"
    ],
    "SOA": "{\"nsname\": \"brit.ns.cloudflare.com\", \"hostmaster\": \"dns.cloudflare.com\", \"serial\": 2417906247, \"refresh\": 10000, \"retry\": 2400, \"expire\": 604800, \"minttl\": 1800}",
    "AAAA": [
        "2a06:98c1:3120::9",
        "2a06:98c1:3121::9"
    ]
}
Dnssec
{
    "ds": false,
    "rrsig": false,
    "dnskey": false
}
Hsts
{
    "message": "Site does not serve any HSTS headers."
}
HTTP security policies
{
    "xFrameOptions": false,
    "referrerPolicy": false,
    "xXSSProtection": false,
    "permissionsPolicy": false,
    "xContentTypeOptions": false,
    "contentSecurityPolicy": false,
    "strictTransportPolicy": false,
    "crossOriginOpenerPolicy": false,
    "crossOriginEmbedderPolicy": false,
    "crossOriginResourcePolicy": false
}
Firewall
{
    "waf": "Cloudflare",
    "has_waf": true
}
Get ip
{
    "ip": "2a06:98c1:3121::9",
    "family": 6
}
Redirects
{
    "chain": [
        "https://protonvpn.st"
    ]
}
Page links
{
    "internal_count": 8
}
Registration record
{
    "registrar": "Gname",
    "created": "2026-07-08T00:00:00Z",
    "updated": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
    "expires": "2027-07-08T00:00:00Z",
    "status": [
        "clientTransferProhibited"
    ],
    "nameservers": [
        "brit.ns.cloudflare.com",
        "yichun.ns.cloudflare.com"
    ]
}
HTTP headers
{
    "headers": {
        "server": "cloudflare",
        "content-type": "text/html;charset=utf-8",
        "x-powered-by": "Nuxt"
    }
}

Questions about protonvpn.st

Is protonvpn.st legit?

No. PhishDestroy classifies protonvpn.st as a Celer impersonation page (risk: critical, 78/100); it was first detected on 2026-10-23. VirusTotal: 1/92 engines flag it. Treat the site as unsafe.

Is protonvpn.st safe to connect a wallet?

No. Do not connect a wallet, sign messages or approve tokens on protonvpn.st. 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 protonvpn.st?

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.

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Stored Capture · 10 captures

Domain details

Domain
IP Context Cloudflare shared edge origin IP hidden Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.
Registrar Gname SE(SE)
RegistrationCreated Jul 8, 2026 (107d) — Expires Jul 8, 2027
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedOct 23, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Oct 23, 2026score 78/1004 brand signals
Submitted URLhttp://protonvpn.st/
Favicon Hash
Case ID
Observed page title
Proton VPN | Secure Swiss VPN & Free Privacy Protection
Automated brand references
Across Celer Foundation Netflix
TLS Certificate
Issued by Google Trust Services / WE1 · stored validity ends in 37 days

Network & certificates

Stored technical evidence

Network & DNS

Shared CDN edge
Resolved IP
188.114.97.3
Network ASN
AS13335
Organization
CloudFLARENET-EU
Observed location
London, GB
Server header
cloudflare

Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.

Nameservers 2

  • brit.ns.cloudflare.com
  • yichun.ns.cloudflare.com

Location describes the IP network.

TLS certificate

Issuer
Google Trust Services / WE1
Valid from
2026-09-01 14:33:01
Valid until
2026-11-30 15:31:28
Hostname coverage
Stored certificate dates valid
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprinta5e04300845435fdfa4c6f2a78672181c5196c574559ba90f8fbc6a78e528fcd
Certificate names · 2 SANs
  • protonvpn.st
  • *.protonvpn.st

Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.

Recorded subdomains1

Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.

  • www.protonvpn.stDomain record

The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.

Technologies · 6 identified
Detected via Cloudflare Radar · Wappalyzer engine
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VirusTotal Analysis

1 / 92 security vendors flagged this domain
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Last analyzed
ESET

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 protonvpn.st · checked Oct 23, 2026

73
Needs Work
Performance
FCP
2.12s
First Contentful Paint
LCP
7.65s
Largest Contentful Paint
CLS
0
Cumulative Layout Shift
TBT
6ms
Total Blocking Time
SI
3.11s
Speed Index
Powered by Google PageSpeed Insights · Mobile strategy · Scores: 90-100 Good 50-89 Needs Work 0-49 Poor
Stored Capture Evidence 1 snapshot

Timestamped response metadata retained by the local collection pipeline. Each value below belongs to the displayed archive time.

Archived HTTP response HTTP 200
Requested URL: http://protonvpn.st/
Final URL: https://protonvpn.st/
Proton VPN | Secure Swiss VPN & Free Privacy Protection
Proton VPN is a strict no-logs VPN based in Switzerland. Enjoy high-speed connections, advanced encryption, and a completely free tier with no ads.
Response
HTTP 200
HTML body
66.2 KB
Compressed
14.4 KB
Links
51 internal · 0 external
Detected technologies
reactcloudflare
Selected response headers
Content-Type: text/html;charset=utf-8
Server: cloudflare
X-Powered-By: Nuxt
Cache-Control: no-cache
CF-Cache-Status: DYNAMIC
Content-Encoding: gzip
HSTS: not observed DNSSEC: not observed WAF / firewall: observed Cloaking flag: not observed
Open Graph title: Proton VPN | Secure Swiss VPN & Free Privacy Protection
Open Graph description: Proton VPN is a strict no-logs VPN based in Switzerland. Enjoy high-speed connections, advanced encryption, and a completely free tier with no ads.
Twitter card: summary_large_image
Saved response-header values · 14
alt-svc
h3=":443"; ma=86400
Cache-Control
no-cache
cf-cache-status
DYNAMIC
CF-RAY
a4ed187acb3619d3-FRA
Connection
keep-alive
Content-Encoding
gzip
Content-Type
text/html;charset=utf-8
Date
Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:51:16 GMT
Nel
{"report_to":"cf-nel","success_fraction":0.0,"max_age":604800}
Report-To
{"group":"cf-nel","max_age":604800,"endpoints":[{"url":"https://a.nel.cloudflare.com/report/v4?s=1Tfwt9AOZ2jZrGL6N3Vo92qXucSf9NG%2BetxprDeam3fbaUbDrIUGqRCymDm71MIDL2JaZ%2F%2FigtAeI6FwkqMDmRZ41UOXZ8wj4atU%2BWDDkEuJCNfyC3Xh57qDpNjGvdQ%3D"}]}
Server
cloudflare
Transfer-Encoding
chunked
Vary
Accept-Encoding
x-powered-by
Nuxt

Values retained by the collector; long values may be shortened during collection.

Registration & observation details1

Availability observations

Last reachable observation

An estimated time describes an observation window. It does not prove a registrar action or the exact moment a site became unavailable.

Recorded activity

5 entries
  1. Abuse report sent

    PD-20261023-5D131D

    nanfeiniubi@proton.me
  2. URLScan

    Page captured

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  3. Google Safe Browsing

    No threat flag

    View source
  4. VirusTotal

    1/92 engine detections

    View source
  5. Added to PhishDestroy

    protonvpn.st

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Evidence & External Reports

Submitted Evidence Snapshot
Sent: Ledger records: 1 Case ID: PD-20261023-5D131D Recipient: nanfeiniubi@proton.me
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Abuse notice text as sent to the provider
Registrar: Gname.com Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
Policy Violations: Illegal Activities section forbids phishing, fraud, fake sites, malware distribution; registrar investigates and may suspend or delete domain
Applicable Laws: Computer Misuse Act 1993 §§3+, Penal Code §§415–420 (cheating), Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA)
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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.

Official reporting routes

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 protonvpn.st)
  • 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)
  • Europol — European cybercrime reporting (EU)
  • 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

Further guidance: NIST · phishing responseFBI IC3 · reports & evidenceFTC · recovery scams

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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.

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