xrpl-hub[.]live

xrpl-hub.live was registered on July 17 2026 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. The domain is hosted on Cloudflare infrastructure, using the authoritative name servers angela.ns.cloudflare.com and patryk.ns.cloudflare.com, and resolves to the IPv4 address 188.114.96.3. Within three days of registration the domain was added to a security blocklist and is currently blocked by the PhishDestroy feed. VirusTotal has recorded a single positive detection out of 95 scanned engines, indicating that at least one security product has identified malicious behaviour associated with the domain. The same feed also reports the domain as a generic phishing site, though no further content analysis has been published. The rapid appearance on a blocklist, the presence of a Cloudflare front‑end, and the single VirusTotal flag suggest a short‑lived phishing campaign that leverages the reputation of the XRP Ledger (as implied by the “xrpl” prefix) to lure victims. No SSL certificate details, HTTP response codes, page title, or additional payload indicators have been disclosed, leaving the exact phishing vector and targeted brand uncertain. The limited detection footprint may reflect a low‑volume operation or early‑stage deployment that has not yet been widely scanned. Defenders should add 188.114.96.3 to network‑level deny lists, monitor DNS queries for xrpl-hub.live, and enforce outbound filtering for any HTTP(S) requests to this domain. Email security gateways should be updated to block messages containing URLs that resolve to this host, and endpoint protection should be configured to flag the single VirusTotal positive detection. Continuous re‑scanning of the domain on VirusTotal and similar services is advised to capture any escalation in detection counts. Organizations that handle cryptocurrency assets or communications referencing the XRP Ledger should treat this domain as high‑risk and apply strict user awareness controls.