ABUSE NOTICE · 72H+ OPEN
Outgoing abuse reports are recorded; the latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable.
Notification and current-status evidence
The sent-report ledger records the first outgoing report at .
The recorded recipient is abuse@webflow.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 4 days has elapsed since the first outgoing report.
ICANN RAA §3.18 describes registrar abuse-contact and handling obligations.
This section records outgoing timestamps, listed recipients, case identifiers, and later availability. It does not by itself prove receipt, acknowledgement, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
uphold.design is an impersonation phishing page that uses the Uphold name and branding to reach customers of the Uphold crypto and multi-asset platform. PhishDestroy first saw it on 2026-10-17. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online and serving content. The page is titled "Uphold Brand Guidelines," which reads like a corporate branding resource, but we classify the site as impersonation phishing.
How the scam works
Impersonation sites like this borrow a trusted brand's name, logo and visual style so that visitors assume they are dealing with the real company. Once that trust is in place, these schemes typically lead users to fake sign-in forms, support contacts or verification steps that collect email addresses, passwords, two-factor codes or identity details. With those credentials, attackers can take over exchange accounts and withdraw the crypto and fiat balances held there. A brand-related domain name and a plausible page title make the site look official to anyone who arrives from a link, an ad or a search result.
Evidence
On 2026-10-17, VirusTotal showed 7 of 92 security engines flagging the domain: BitDefender, CRDF, DNS8, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data and Kaspersky. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and identified Uphold as the impersonated brand. The domain appears in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses and is listed on the PhishDestroy blocklist. Detection is still limited to a minority of engines, so many browsers and security tools may not warn visitors yet.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2023-07-20 through Cloudflare, Inc. It resolves to 198.202.211.1 on the CLOUDFLARESPECTRUM network operated by Cloudflare London, LLC, which is geolocated in the US. Its TLS certificate was issued by Google Trust Services (WE1), so the padlock in the browser says nothing about whether the site is legitimate.
What to do
Do not enter any login, two-factor or identity information on uphold.design. If you already did, go to Uphold through its official app or a bookmarked address and change your password right away. Reset two-factor authentication, review recent account activity and withdrawals, and contact Uphold support. Also change the password on any other service where you reused it. Defenders should block the domain and its IP at the DNS and proxy layers, check logs for user visits, and report the site to Uphold and to the registrar and hosting provider for takedown.
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026年10月17日score 88/1002 brand signals
Submitted URLhttp://uphold.design/
Favicon Hash
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ICANN OVERSIGHT
認定と RAA の背景
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
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.
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%2026-10-19 22:32:57 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:35:39 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:32:57 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.
Recorded subdomains1
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
www.uphold.designDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
使用技術 · 5 identified
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HSTS
セキュリティ
HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) informs browsers that the site should only be accessed using HTTPS.
Google Hosted Libraries is a stable, reliable, high-speed, globally available content distribution network for the most popular, open-source JavaScript libraries.
Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.
Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of uphold.design· checked Oct 17, 2026
56
Needs Work
Performance
FCP
6.41s
First Contentful Paint
LCP
22.61s
Largest Contentful Paint
CLS
0
Cumulative Layout Shift
TBT
44ms
Total Blocking Time
SI
10.51s
Speed Index
Powered by Google PageSpeed Insights · Mobile strategy · Scores: 90-100 Good50-89 Needs Work0-49 Poor
Stored Capture Evidence 1 snapshot
Timestamped response metadata retained by the local collection pipeline. Each value below belongs to the displayed archive time.
Archived HTTP responseHTTP 200
Requested URL:http://uphold.design/
Final URL:https://uphold.design/
Uphold Brand Guidelines
Dive into the Uphold Brand Guidelines, your essential reference for maintaining a cohesive and impactful brand identity through consistent use of logo, typography, color, and visuals.
Open Graph description:Dive into the Uphold Brand Guidelines, your essential reference for maintaining a cohesive and impactful brand identity through consistent use of logo, typography, color, and visuals.
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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