Security engines reporting a detection: 11. Public blocklists reporting a match: 2. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter credentials or personal information.
Report overview
switcher.finance identified as active cryptocurrency phishing site targeting DeFi bridge users. Domain created June 12, 2026, flagged by 2/95 security vendors.
The detailed PhishDestroy AI analysis below remains in English to preserve the original forensic record.
Stored registration data identifies NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED (IANA 3765) as the registrar. PhishDestroy maintains separate NiceNIC abuse-report research; registrar association is contextual and is not an independent detection for this domain.
The domain switcher.finance has been identified as an active cryptocurrency phishing site specifically targeting users of decentralized finance (DeFi) bridge and swap services. Analysis confirms this infrastructure is designed to impersonate legitimate cross-chain transaction platforms, presenting itself as a fast bridge and swap service under the page title 'Switcher | Bridge & Swap in Seconds.' The site remains operational and continues to pose a high risk to users seeking to transfer assets between blockchains. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 12, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3 and is secured with an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, providing a false sense of legitimacy. As of the latest scan, only 2 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged switcher.finance as malicious, indicating low initial detection coverage and suggesting the infrastructure may still evade many automated defenses. No legitimate association with known DeFi platforms or bridge services has been established, and the domain exhibits no historical record of valid financial operations. The site remains active and continues to serve fraudulent content. Users and organizations are strongly advised to block access to switcher.finance at the network level and update endpoint protection rules to include this domain and its associated IP. Security teams should monitor for credential harvesting attempts linked to this infrastructure and educate users on verifying domain authenticity before interacting with DeFi services. Given the low detection rate, manual review of related domains and IPs is recommended to identify potential secondary attack vectors.
Extracted from stored page analysis
Observed indicators
2 wallet · 1 Telegram
Full extracted values, their blockchain and collection source. An address found in page content does not establish who controls it.
RegistrationCreated Jun 12, 2026 (121d)—Expires Jun 12, 2027
HTTP Status200
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedJul 6, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Jul 9, 2026score 100/100
IoC Extractionscanned Jul 29, 20262 wallet · 1 Telegram IoCs
Submitted URLhttp://switcher.finance/
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: Active
Latest HTTP observationLive contentOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-12 10:59:17 UTC
RDAP registrationActiveNICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED · IANA 3765RDAP HTTP 200source: Rdap Status CollectorclientDeleteProhibitedclientTransferProhibitedexpires 2027-06-12 18:20:40 UTCchecked 2026-08-05 19:18:07 UTC
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-12 10:59:17 UTClast content: 2026-10-12 10:59:17 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
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Proton Mail
Webmail
Proton Mail is the world’s largest secure email service with over 70 million users. Available on Web, iOS, Android, and desktop. Protected by Swiss privacy law.
Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.
Last analyzed Previous stored snapshot: 6 detections
alphaMountain.ai
BitDefender
CRDF
CyRadar
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Fortinet
G-Data
Gridinsoft
Kaspersky
SOCRadar
Sophos
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 Update2026-07-06 08:15:12 UTC
VirusTotal scanner detections updated from 2 to 2. Added scanner alerts: Fortinet, alphaMountain.ai.
Threat Response Pipeline
Discovery
Analysis
Monitoring
11 recorded events. These records describe collected evidence, outgoing notifications and publication; they do not confirm a complete investigation or a takedown.
Threat Ingested
switcher.finance 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.
4 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 · switcher.finance
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 matches1
Same favicon hash or the same page title as this host.
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