cryptoprotocs[.]xyz

The domain cryptoprotocs.xyz was registered on July 22, 2026 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and is currently pointing to the IP address 188.114.97.3. Both authoritative name servers are hosted by Cloudflare (ines.ns.cloudflare.com and tanner.ns.cloudflare.com), indicating the attacker is leveraging Cloudflare’s DNS and CDN services to obscure the true origin of the web server. VirusTotal has recorded five positive detections out of ninety‑one submitted scans, confirming that multiple security vendors have identified the domain as malicious. The domain appears on three public blocklists and is explicitly blocked by the PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL filtering services, which further corroborates its classification as a phishing vector. The threat is labeled as generic phishing and the risk level is high; the status remains active as of the report date, July 24, 2026.

At present no publicly available page title, SSL certificate information, HTTP status code, or content signatures have been disclosed, so defenders cannot confirm the exact phishing lure or the targeted brand. The observed infrastructure suggests a typical deployment that relies on Cloudflare’s edge network to provide resilience against takedown attempts. The presence of multiple vendor detections and blocklist listings indicates that the domain is already being shared with threat‑intelligence communities. Organizations should block the domain at network perimeters and update endpoint protection signatures to include the five VirusTotal detections. Email gateways should be configured to reject or quarantine messages containing URLs that resolve to 188.114.97.3, and DNS sinkholing can be employed against the two Cloudflare name servers.

Continuous monitoring of the IP address and associated hosting environment is advised, as the attacker may shift hosting or register additional domains using the same registrar.