hot24exchange.online is on the PhishDestroy blocklist. It loads a page titled 'Heleket Pay', the name of a crypto payment service, under a domain styled like an exchange. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-03. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still live, with its content served behind an access-protection layer. The page title points to payment branding, while the domain name suggests a currency exchange. PhishDestroy has not yet assigned a specific scheme type.
How the scam works
No single scheme is confirmed. The risk comes from a payment-branded page on a recently registered domain that has no visible link to the service it names. A look-alike checkout or exchange page can lead visitors to send crypto to an address the operator controls, or to enter account details on a form that only looks official. Crypto transfers are irreversible, so money sent through such a page is usually lost for good.
Evidence
On 2026-09-11, VirusTotal showed 6 of 89 engines flagging the domain: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar and VIPRE. That is a minority of engines, but six unrelated vendors reaching the same verdict is a meaningful signal. The domain also appears in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses, so other researchers have independently tracked it. PhishDestroy is the only blocklist listed for it so far.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through NameCheap, Inc. on 2026-08-28 and was flagged six days later. A new domain that goes live almost immediately with a payment brand on its page fits short-lived fraud setups. It resolves to 188.114.97.3, an address located in the Netherlands, and uses a free Let's Encrypt certificate. That certificate gives it the padlock icon but says nothing about who runs the site.
What to do
Do not pay invoices or make deposits through this site. Do not send further 'fees' or 'verification' payments if a transfer appears stuck. If you already paid, save the transaction hash and the destination address, and contact the merchant or Heleket only through channels you find yourself, not links from this page. If you entered a password or email here, change it wherever you reuse it and turn on two-factor authentication. Security teams should block the domain, check proxy and DNS logs for visits since 2026-08-28, and warn staff who handle crypto payments.
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 outcomeReachable but protectedreason: Cloudflare Challenge85% confidence
AttributionCloudflaremechanism: Challengesource: Current Http Probe
Evidence layersAvailability: Reachable but protectedContent: UnknownDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationReachable but protectedCloudflare ChallengeCloudflareChallenge85%2026-10-19 22:22:09 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:22:09 UTClast content: 2026-10-08 10:24:18 UTC
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.
使用技術 · 6 identified
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Web serversReverse proxies
Nginx is a web server that can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache.
Zendesk is a cloud-based help desk management solution offering customizable tools to build customer service portal, knowledge base and online communities.
Google Tag Manager is a tag management system (TMS) that allows you to quickly and easily update measurement codes and related code fragments collectively known as tags on your website or mobile app.
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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