affinitytrade.online served a login page titled "Sign in - Affinity Trade", presenting itself as the account portal of a trading service. PhishDestroy classifies it as credential phishing aimed at people who expect to log in to a trading or crypto account under that name. We first flagged the domain on 2026-08-19. It has been offline since 2026-09-11, and on 2026-10-19 its DNS was still inactive.
How the scam works
Victims arrive on what looks like the Affinity Trade sign-in screen, usually through a link in a message, ad or chat. Anything typed into the form, such as the email, password and often a one-time code, goes to the operators instead of a real service. With those credentials they can take over the trading account, drain any balance, or try the same password on email and exchange accounts where it was reused.
Evidence
On 2026-08-28, 7 of 91 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar and desenmascara.me. That is a modest count, but it comes from several unrelated vendors that reached the same conclusion on their own. Spamhaus lists the domain in its DBL under the spam category. It also appears in 5 AlienVault OTX threat pulses, which shows other researchers were tracking it too. PhishDestroy carries it on its blocklist.
Infrastructure
The site was hosted at 163.61.188.5 on the NEW DHAKA HARDWARE network, geolocated to the US, and the domain was registered through Global Domain Group LLC. It used a free Let's Encrypt certificate, so the padlock in the browser said nothing about whether the site was legitimate. The cheap .online name built around a brand-like phrase, combined with a site that ran for only about three weeks after we first saw it, fits a disposable phishing setup.
What to do
If you entered a password on this page, change it right away on the real service and on every account where you used the same password. Turn on app-based or hardware two-factor authentication, and review recent logins, withdrawals and linked email or API keys for changes you did not make. If you shared a one-time code, assume the account was accessed and contact the platform's official support. Defenders should block the domain and its IP, search proxy and mail logs for visits since 2026-08-19, and reset credentials for any user who reached the page.
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Primary outcomeDNS 非アクティブreason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation不明Probe Inconclusive20%2026-10-19 01:12:52 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-08-20 22:15:22 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-08-20 22:15:22 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 977.99hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-09-10 07:15:08 UTC · precision very low · basis bounded
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.
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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.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
地元の警察 — たとえ直ちに行動を起こせなくても、公式な記録が残される
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
詐欺による金銭の返還を装った詐欺 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
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