Security engines reporting a detection: 5. 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 abuse@tldregistrarsolutions.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.
wethenorth-dark.co presents itself as "WeTheNorth Market | Darknet Marketplace Guide" and borrows the name of the Canadian-oriented WeTheNorth darknet market to attract people searching for access. PhishDestroy classifies it as an impersonation phishing page and first detected it on 2026-09-18. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online and serving its content.
How the scam works
Clearnet "guide" pages that use a market's name sit between a searcher and the real service. They typically show directory-style links that send visitors to look-alike login pages instead of the genuine one. Anything typed into those pages, including usernames, passwords, PINs and recovery phrases, goes to the operator. Funds sent as deposits to a copied wallet address are lost, and crypto transfers of this kind are practically impossible to reverse. The page title describes the site as a guide, while our classification is impersonation phishing.
Evidence
On 2026-10-01, 5 of 91 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, SOCRadar and VIPRE. That is a low count, so many browsers and security tools will not warn a visitor. Four AlienVault OTX community pulses reference the domain, which means other analysts have independently tracked it. PhishDestroy is currently the only blocklist listing it.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-09-04 through TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd., just 14 days before PhishDestroy detected it. That short gap fits a site built quickly to catch search traffic. It resolves to 188.114.97.3 on Cloudflare's network, geolocated to Canada, so the real origin server is hidden behind the proxy. Its Google Trust Services certificate gives it a padlock, but a padlock only means the connection is encrypted and says nothing about whether the site is honest.
What to do
If you entered credentials anywhere after following links from this site, treat that account as compromised. Change the password and PIN wherever you reused them, and replace any recovery phrase or key material you typed in. Do not send further deposits to addresses obtained through this domain, and assume any funds already sent cannot be recovered. Defenders should block wethenorth-dark.co at DNS and proxy level, report it to Cloudflare and the registrar, and watch for sibling domains that pair WeTheNorth branding with words like "dark", "market" or "link".
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: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationLive contentOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-19 22:33:17 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:35:40 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:33:17 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 · 3 identified
Cloudflare Browser Insights
AnalyticsRUM
Cloudflare Browser Insights is a tool that measures the performance of websites from the perspective of users.
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 · wethenorth-dark.co
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.
6 evidence signal groups linked1 stored notification recordsLast 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.
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 wethenorth-dark.co)
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.
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