jito-rewards.xyz is a phishing page that impersonates Jito, the Solana liquid-staking and MEV project, using a domain name that suggests an official rewards portal. It targets Solana users who stake with Jito or hold its token and expect payouts. PhishDestroy first detected it on 2026-09-01. The site has been offline since 2026-09-13, and its DNS was still inactive when we last checked on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Fake rewards portals like this one work by suggesting that the visitor has unclaimed staking rewards or an airdrop waiting. To claim it, the victim is asked to connect a wallet and approve one or more transactions. Those signatures actually authorize transfers or permissions that let the operator empty the wallet. Some versions ask for a seed phrase instead, which hands over the wallet outright.
Evidence
Nine of 89 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain as of 2026-09-13, including Google Safe Browsing, Fortinet, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue and Lionic. Google Safe Browsing labels it social engineering, the category browsers use to show a red deceptive-site warning. Spamhaus lists it in its DBL as phishing. Wallet-side protections block it too: MetaMask, ScamSniffer and SEAL all list it alongside PhishDestroy. It also appears in three AlienVault OTX threat pulses.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through NameCheap, Inc. and hosted on Amazon cloud infrastructure in Germany. It used a free, automatically issued TLS certificate, so the padlock in the browser only meant the connection was encrypted, not that the site was genuine. The page went dark twelve days after PhishDestroy first detected it, which fits the short lifespan typical of rewards-themed phishing domains.
What to do
If you connected a wallet to this site and signed anything, move your remaining assets to a fresh wallet. Then check your wallet's transaction history and connected apps for unfamiliar authorizations and revoke them. If you typed in a seed phrase, treat that wallet as compromised: create a new one with a new phrase and never reuse the old one. Only claim Jito rewards through the project's official channels. Defenders should block the domain and watch for similar Jito-themed names on cheap TLDs, since operators often return under new domains.
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.
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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.
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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 01:13:49 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-09-01 20:28:11 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-09-01 20:28:11 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 691.78hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-09-16 06:21:33 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.
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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