exit-pain.xyz is an impersonation phishing page that copied a legitimate service so visitors would hand over credentials or wallet secrets. PhishDestroy first saw it on 2026-09-11. It went offline on 2026-09-13, and on 2026-10-19 the site was still dead with no active DNS. The page carried the title "New Private Tab," which reads like a browser's default tab rather than any brand, while our analysis classified the content as impersonation.
How the scam works
Impersonation pages copy the look of a trusted login, wallet or exchange screen. Victims usually arrive through ads, direct messages or lookalike links and believe they are on the real site. Anything typed into the forms goes straight to the operator, including passwords, one-time codes, recovery phrases or private keys. In crypto, a captured recovery phrase gives the operator full control of the wallet, and funds taken that way cannot be reversed.
Evidence
On 2026-09-12, 8 of 89 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain. The vendors were BitDefender, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Sophos and VIPRE. That is a modest count, but it comes from several unrelated vendors within a day of our first sighting. ScamSniffer, a crypto-focused blocklist, lists the domain alongside PhishDestroy. Four AlienVault OTX threat pulses also reference it, so other researchers tracked it independently.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-09-03 through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, eight days before we detected it. That short window is typical of disposable phishing domains. It resolved to an address on the Cogent Communications network in Canada. Its TLS certificate came from a Hestia Control Panel install on the operator's own VPS rather than a public certificate authority, which points to a self-managed server set up for this campaign.
What to do
If you entered a password or 2FA code on exit-pain.xyz, change that password now and reset 2FA on the real service. Do the same anywhere else you reuse that password. If you typed a recovery phrase or private key, treat the wallet as compromised and move the remaining funds to a newly created wallet immediately. Defenders should block the domain and its hosting address, and search mail, chat and proxy logs for visits between 2026-09-03 and 2026-09-13 to find users who may have exposed credentials.
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.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
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 01:13:47 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-09-12 11:00:54 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-09-12 11:00:54 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 437.23hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-09-21 13:37:54 UTC · precision 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.
PDF notice generated Notice text archived (639 chars)
Abuse notice text as sent to the provider
Policy Violations:
Illegal Activities: Active phishing operation targeting victims
Fraud & Deception: Impersonation of legitimate services
Identity Theft: Collection of credentials under false pretenses
Applicable Laws (RU):
Russian Criminal Code Article 159.6 (Computer Fraud)
Russian Criminal Code Article 272
Federal Law on Information
Russian law criminalizes computer fraud and unauthorized access to information systems.
Action Required: This evidence-backed report demonstrates clear violations requiring suspension per your policies. Continued hosting exposes your organization to regulatory scrutiny and potential legal liability.
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
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.
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