Security engines reporting a detection: 6. Public blocklists reporting a match: 2. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter credentials or personal information.
ABUSE NOTICE · 7D+ OPEN
Outgoing abuse reports are recorded; the latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable.
Notification and current-status evidence
The sent-report ledger records the first outgoing report at .
The recorded recipient is compliance@tucows.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 1 month has elapsed since the first outgoing report.
ICANN RAA §3.18 describes registrar abuse-contact and handling obligations.
This section records outgoing timestamps, listed recipients, case identifiers, and later availability. It does not by itself prove receipt, acknowledgement, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
veda.exchange is a phishing site that impersonates Veda and presents itself under the page title "Veda | Earn" to attract users looking for yield on their crypto. It targets DeFi users and wallet holders who expect a legitimate earning dashboard. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-08-31. The site has been offline since 2026-09-11, and when last checked on 2026-10-19 its content was blocked at the provider level.
How the scam works
Fake "Earn" pages copy the look of a real yield product so that a deposit or vault interface appears trustworthy. The victim is asked to connect a wallet and approve what looks like a routine deposit or staking step. That signature or token approval can give the operator permission to move the victim's assets, and the wallet is emptied without any further action from its owner. Using a .exchange domain under the Veda name adds a layer of legitimacy for anyone who reaches it through a search result, ad or social media link.
Evidence
On 2026-09-02, VirusTotal showed 6 of 91 engines marking the domain as malicious: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar and VIPRE. That count is modest, so many security tools would not have warned a visitor at the time. The wallet-focused blocklists matter more here. MetaMask and SEAL both list the domain alongside PhishDestroy, which means wallet users get an in-app warning. Four AlienVault OTX threat pulses also reference it.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Tucows Domains Inc. on 2025-10-25, about ten months before PhishDestroy detected it. That suggests it was registered well in advance rather than spun up the same day as the campaign. The site sat behind Cloudflare, with the network located in Canada, which hides the origin server. It also used a Google Trust Services certificate, so the padlock in the browser offered no assurance that the site was genuine.
What to do
If you connected a wallet to veda.exchange and signed anything, open a token approval manager and revoke every allowance granted to unfamiliar contracts, then move the remaining funds to a fresh wallet. If you entered a seed phrase, treat that wallet as fully compromised and stop using it. Reach Veda only through addresses you have verified independently, never through links. Defenders should block the domain, check DNS and proxy logs for visits since 2026-08-31, and report any lookalike Veda domains that appear.
RegistrationCreated Oct 25, 2025 (360d)—Expires Oct 25, 2026
HTTP Status403 Forbidden
Elapsed Since First Report10 days
What we count
Raw elapsed time since the first stored abuse report. It is not a registrar response-time measurement. Latest observed status: Reachable · access restricted.
What each report contains
Stored outgoing-report records may reference evidence available at the time, such as vendor verdicts, registration data, hosting details, classifications, or screenshots. This page does not infer the exact payload delivered, receipt, acknowledgement, or action by a recipient.
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedAug 31, 2026
IoC Extractionscanned Sep 1, 20260 wallet · 1 Telegram IoC
Submitted URLhttp://veda.exchange/
Favicon Hash
Case ID
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.
Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Infrastructure map · veda.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 matches5
Same favicon hash or the same page title as this host.
6 evidence signal groups linked1 stored notification recordsReachable · access restricted
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 veda.exchange)
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.
