Security engines reporting a detection: 11. Public blocklists reporting a match: 3. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter credentials or personal information.
SSL certificate is invalid or expired. Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1
Evidence Summary
Critical
VirusTotal
11/91
OTX
17 community refs
URLScan
Stored capture
Risex.exchange, a domain posing as a legitimate exchange, is flagged by 7 out of 91 VirusTotal vendors as malicious. The domain is now offline, but it previously operated as a fake exchange scam. It was hosted on an IP managed by Cloudflare, Inc., located in the United States. The domain was created on June 4, 2026, and PhishDestroy identified it as a threat by June 19, 2026.
The domain was blocklisted by four entities, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, ScamSniffer, and SEAL. This indicates a coordinated effort to mitigate the threat posed by this fraudulent operation. The platform risk score of 75 out of 100 underscores the significant risk it posed during its active period.
Despite its relatively short lifespan, risex.exchange managed to deceive users by masquerading as a legitimate exchange platform. The use of a trusted SSL issuer, Google Trust Services, may have lent an air of legitimacy to unsuspecting victims. However, the swift action by security entities and its inclusion on multiple blocklists helped curb its impact. The case of risex.exchange highlights the importance of early detection and rapid response in combating online scams.
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 Jun 4, 2026 (131d)—Expires Jun 4, 2027
HTTP Status403 Forbidden
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedJun 19, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Jun 22, 2026score 100/100
Submitted URLhttps://risex.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.
Primary outcomeReachable but protectedreason: Cloudflare Challenge85% confidence
AttributionCloudflaremechanism: Challengesource: Current Http Probe
Evidence layersAvailability: Reachable but protectedContent: UnknownDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationReachable but protectedCloudflare ChallengeCloudflareChallenge85%2026-10-13 10:31:33 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-13 10:31:33 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.
Last analyzed Previous stored snapshot: 14 detections
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VIPRE
Threat Response Pipeline
Discovery
Analysis
Monitoring
8 recorded events. These records describe collected evidence, outgoing notifications and publication; they do not confirm a complete investigation or a takedown.
Threat Ingested
risex.exchange detected and queued for full analysis
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.
4 evidence signal groups linked0 reports recordedReachable · access restricted
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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 · risex.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 matches4
Same favicon hash or the same page title as this host.
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