wethenorth.market is a Google impersonation page detected by PhishDestroy on 2026-08-31. Risk: critical (88/100). Registrar: TLD Registrar Solutions. Status: Last known active. Hosting: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. PhishDestroy sent 1 abuse report. VirusTotal: 6/92 engines flag it. Do not enter credentials or connect a wallet.
Security engines reporting a detection: 6. 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.market trades on the name of WeTheNorth, a Canadian darknet marketplace, and presents itself under the title "WeTheNorth Market — Canada Darknet Marketplace Guide 2026". PhishDestroy classifies it as an impersonation phishing page aimed at people searching for the real market's entry point. We first flagged it on 2026-08-31. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online and serving its content.
How the scam works
Lookalike "guide" sites for darknet markets rank in search results and promise verified mirror links or onboarding steps. They then route visitors to a login or registration page the operators control. Anyone who signs in there hands over a username, password and sometimes PGP or recovery details, which lets the operators take over the real account. Crypto sent to deposit addresses shown on a copycat page goes straight to the scammers and cannot be reversed. Because the market's users rarely report losses, these clones can stay up and keep collecting for long periods.
Evidence
On 2026-10-14, 6 of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar and URLQuery. That is a modest count, but it comes from vendors that do not share a single feed. The domain also appears in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses, so other researchers have tracked it independently. Among blocklists, it is currently listed by PhishDestroy.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-08-21 through TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd. We detected it ten days later, a short gap that fits a site built to capture search traffic quickly. It resolves to Cloudflare (AS13335) in the US. That means the visible IP belongs to Cloudflare's shared edge network and does not identify the operators' actual server.
What to do
If you logged in or registered through this site, assume those credentials are compromised. Change the password and PGP-linked details on the genuine account immediately, and do the same anywhere you reused that password. Treat any crypto you sent to an address shown on this page as lost, and do not send more to "unlock" or "verify" anything. Never reach a marketplace through a search-result guide, and confirm mirror addresses only through signed, trusted sources. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and proxy level, add it to phishing filters, and watch for sibling domains that reuse the WeTheNorth name.
No. PhishDestroy classifies wethenorth.market as a Google impersonation page (risk: critical, 88/100); it was first detected on 2026-08-31. VirusTotal: 6/92 engines flag it. Treat the site as unsafe.
Is wethenorth.market safe to connect a wallet?
No. Do not connect a wallet, sign messages or approve tokens on wethenorth.market. Phishing sites ask for approvals (approve, setApprovalForAll, Permit2) that let the operator move your assets, and a confirmed transaction cannot be reversed.
What should I do if I used wethenorth.market?
Change every password you entered there and turn on two-factor authentication. If you connected a wallet or signed something, revoke the approvals and move the remaining funds to a new wallet; never share your seed phrase. Step-by-step help: emergency guide.
RegistrationCreated Aug 21, 2026 (62d · New)—Expires Aug 21, 2027
HTTP Status200
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedAug 31, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Oct 9, 2026score 88/100
Submitted URLhttps://wethenorth.market/
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.
Accountability draft
Nothing is sent automatically.
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Shared CDN edge
Resolved IP
188.114.97.3
Network ASN
AS13335
Organization
Cloudflare, Inc.
Observed location
San Francisco, US
Server header
cloudflare
Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.
Nameservers 2
demi.ns.cloudflare.com
lars.ns.cloudflare.com
Location describes the IP network.
TLS certificate
Issuer
Google Trust Services
Valid from
2026-08-21 15:58:33
Valid until
2026-11-19 16:56:13
Hostname coverage
Stored certificate dates valid
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-10-10 22:02:52 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint6a5d0efbb97a81d565911e66bc57eac2d9227c16dbd8e5e37bc41673f420048fCertificate names · 2 SANs
wethenorth.market
*.wethenorth.market
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%2026-10-22 10:36:08 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-22 10:36:08 UTClast content: 2026-10-22 10:36:08 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.
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.market
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.
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.market)
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.
