# research-hub.online — MALICIOUS

> Avoid research-hub.online, a phishing site flagged on multiple blocklists. The domain is offline but stay alert to similar threats.

## Summary
PhishDestroy identifies research-hub.online as a medium-risk generic phishing domain designed to deceive users into revealing sensitive information. Such phishing threats are critical because they exploit trust and can lead to account compromise, financial loss, or data theft. The domain’s existence underscores the ongoing challenge of combating fraudulent websites that mimic legitimate research or data-sharing platforms.

This domain, registered on February 21, 2026, was hosted via HOSTINGER operations, UAB, and resolved to the IP address 104.21.51.212. Despite being flagged on seven different security blocklists and detected by 5 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, it has since been taken offline. The takedown reduces immediate risk but does not eliminate the potential for similar malicious sites to emerge using related infrastructure or tactics.

Users are advised to remain vigilant and avoid interacting with any communications or links referencing research-hub.online. Always verify URLs and be cautious when prompted for personal or financial information on unfamiliar websites. Employ updated security solutions and report suspicious domains to cybersecurity authorities to help prevent phishing attacks and protect digital identities.

## Threat Details
- Verdict: MALICIOUS
- Site status: dead (HTTP 403)

## Domain Intelligence
- Registered: 2026-02-21 07:01:08
- Registrar: HOSTINGER operations, UAB
- Country: LT
- IP: 104.21.51.212
- IP Country: US
- IP City: San Francisco
- IP Org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
- Nameservers: ["steven.ns.cloudflare.com", "magali.ns.cloudflare.com"]
- SSL Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1

## Detection Status
- VirusTotal: 5 vendors flagged
  Vendors: ["alphaMountain.ai", "CyRadar", "Forcepoint ThreatSeeker", "Fortinet", "G-Data"]
- Google Safe Browsing: clean
- Blocklists: 7 hits
  Lists: ["PhishDestroy", "MetaMask", "ScamSniffer", "Polkadot", "SEAL", "Enkrypt", "Codeesura"]

## Evidence
- Screenshot: https://urlscan.io/screenshots/01997591-9309-77de-a9dc-7c1b4a4bd26d.png
- Cloudflare Radar: https://radar.cloudflare.com/scan/b22d6df7-8e8e-4916-b22c-5534c86cfec7
- PhishDestroy: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/research-hub.online/
- LLM endpoint: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/research-hub.online/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/research-hub.online/
Last updated: 2026-03-19