tether-gold.sbs is on the PhishDestroy blocklist. Its name borrows the wording of Tether's gold-backed token, which makes it likely to catch people searching for that asset. PhishDestroy first saw it on 2026-09-10, and on 2026-10-19 the site was still online and serving content. The page currently returns the title "403 Forbidden", so a casual visitor sees an access-denied screen rather than a recognisable crypto site, even though security vendors have flagged the domain.
How the scam works
No specific scheme has been confirmed for this domain, so we do not attribute a particular kit or drainer to it. The risk is that a crypto-themed name on a cheap, newly registered domain is a common setup for fake token sales, bogus investment pages or wallet-connection prompts. If a page like that appears here, the usual losses are funds sent as deposits, signed wallet permissions, or a recovery phrase typed into a form. Until its purpose is clear, treat any request on this domain to connect a wallet, pay or enter credentials as hostile.
Evidence
On 2026-09-22, 12 of 89 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain. That is a minority, but the list includes established names: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky and LevelBlue. The domain also appears in 3 AlienVault OTX threat pulses, which means other researchers have tracked it as well. Among the blocklists checked, only PhishDestroy lists it.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-09-03 through Spaceship, Inc. and landed on our radar just seven days later. That short gap is typical of throwaway domains set up for quick campaigns. It resolves to HostPapa network space in the United States on the low-cost .sbs extension.
What to do
If you connected a wallet on this domain, revoke any token approvals you granted. If you entered a seed phrase, move your assets to a new wallet immediately. If you sent funds, keep the transaction hashes and report them to the platform you paid from. If you typed in a password, change it everywhere you reuse it and turn on 2FA. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and proxy level, watch for lookalike names using Tether branding, and report the site to the registrar and host.
The linked repository preserves daily zone observations across seven ShortDot-operated TLDs, including registration volume and abuse-related indicators. This registry context is supporting background and is not an independent detection for the domain in this report.
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.
Certificate fingerprint03ff2bff2c4320a878756d03ef025e1409f5a41afe4853ae3041983f93d8c408Certificate names · 2 SANs
www.tether-gold.live
www.tether-gold.site
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationコンテンツ公開中Ordinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-20 10:07:47 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-20 10:07:47 UTClast content: 2026-10-20 10:07:47 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 · 1 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.
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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