PhishDestroy added uphold-careers.com to its blocklist after an intake check flagged it for a Google Safe Browsing social‑engineering warning. The domain was first observed by PhishDestroy on 2026-10-22, returning an HTTP 200 response.
How the scam works
The detections associated with the site indicate a social‑engineering risk, which generally attempts to trick users into revealing credentials or personal data by mimicking a trusted brand. No specific malicious behavior was observed on the captured page.
Evidence
VirusTotal recorded eight malicious detections from 92 scanning engines on 2026-10-19, including AlphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Emsisoft, Fortinet, Google Safe Browsing, Lionic, Netcraft and Webroot. Google Safe Browsing flagged the domain as SOCIAL_ENGINEERING on 2026-10-22. urlscan.io captured the site on 2026-10-21 and assigned a malicious verdict with a phishing category and an Uphold brand tag. PhishDestroy’s internal blocklist contains the domain as of 2026-10-22. External blocklists checked on that date returned no additional listings. OTX reported zero pulses on 2026-10-22.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-10-15 through Ultahost, Inc., giving it a five‑day age at the time of capture. DNS records observed on 2026-10-16 listed an A record pointing to 95.169.180.51, which was identified as part of the Keyweb AG IP Network in the United States. The site presented a TLS 1.3 connection using a Let’s Encrypt certificate issued on 2026-10-15 and valid until 2027-01-13. Nameservers ns1‑ns4.ultahost.com and MX records for uphold-careers.com and mail.uphold-careers.com were recorded.
What to do
Do not enter any credentials or personal information on the site; if you have, change your passwords and enable two‑factor authentication. Report the incident to Uphold’s abuse channel and to your organization’s security team. Defenders should add the domain to blocklists, monitor DNS queries for it, and review logs for any connections to the recorded address.
RegistrationCreated Oct 15, 2026 (6d · Brand New!)—Expires Oct 15, 2027
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedOct 22, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Oct 22, 2026score 93/100
Submitted URLhttp://uphold-careers.com/
Observed page title
Uphold - Join Us!
TLS Certificate
Issued by Let's Encrypt / YE1· stored validity ends in 83 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
95.169.180.51
Network ASN
AS262287
Organization
Keyweb AG IP Network
Observed location
Chicago, US
Server header
nginx/1.24.0 (Ubuntu)
Nameservers 4
ns1.ultahost.com
ns2.ultahost.com
ns3.ultahost.com
ns4.ultahost.com
Mail routing 2 MX records
uphold-careers.compriority 15
mail.uphold-careers.compriority 10
Location describes the IP network.
TLS certificate
Issuer
Let's Encrypt / YE1
Valid from
2026-10-15 12:08:41
Valid until
2027-01-13 12:08:40
Hostname coverage
Stored certificate dates valid
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint3657b6f672fec6179d35c0ec815bce12b026bab1ca1208787572069279c82747Certificate names · 2 SANs
uphold-careers.com
www.uphold-careers.com
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
www.uphold-careers.comDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
3 evidence signal groups linked0 stored notification recordsUnverified
Listed domains receive at least one abuse report; this entry has no retained notification history.
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.
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 uphold-careers.com)
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)
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
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.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
