vackpack[.]exchange

Analysis of the domain vackpack.exchange, first observed on February 21, 2026, indicates an active crypto‑brand impersonation campaign targeting users of the Solana ecosystem. The domain is registered through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited and resolves to the IP address 172.67.179.124, which belongs to Cloudflare, Inc. (AS13335) and is geolocated in the United States. Both authoritative nameservers, alexa.ns.cloudflare.com and nolan.ns.cloudflare.com, are hosted on the same Cloudflare infrastructure, suggesting the operator leveraged a reputable CDN to obscure origin. The site presented the page title “Home - Backpack: Crypto Exchange & Wallet | Solana, Ethereum & BTC”, explicitly referencing Solana and other major cryptocurrencies, confirming the claimed brand target.

No SSL certificate was detected, indicating the site was served over plain HTTP at the time of collection. VirusTotal scanned the domain and recorded four positive detections out of ninety‑five security vendors, providing limited but corroborating evidence of malicious intent. Independent threat‑intel feeds have listed the domain on three blocklists; it is actively blocked by PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL, reinforcing the assessment that the site is considered hostile by multiple security products. The current operational status is offline, which may be a temporary takedown or an intentional shutdown after a brief campaign window.

Because the underlying infrastructure is hosted on a widely used CDN, the operator can rapidly re‑deploy a similar domain with minimal effort, posing a persistent risk to Solana users. Defenders should update web filtering and DNS sinkhole rules to include the domain and its associated IP address, monitor for newly registered domains that resolve to the same Cloudflare AS and use similar naming patterns, and enforce TLS‑only policies to reduce exposure to unsecured HTTP sites. Continuous observation of the registrar NiceNIC International Group Co.