v2-rhino.io is an impersonation phishing domain that borrows the Rhino name and adds a 'v2' prefix, a common trick to pass as a new or upgraded version of a crypto service. Its targets are crypto users who might believe they are visiting an official release. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-13. The site has been offline since 2026-09-24, and its DNS was still inactive at the last check on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Fake 'v2' sites tell visitors that a service has migrated and that they must reconnect, migrate funds or claim something on the new version. The victim is then pushed to connect a wallet and sign transactions or approvals, or to type in a seed phrase. Any of these can hand control of their assets to the operator. When last served, the page showed the title '502 — Site temporarily unavailable', an error screen rather than a branded page, while our classification remains impersonation phishing.
Evidence
VirusTotal shows 6 of 89 engines flagging the domain as of 2026-09-21: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar and Sophos. That count is modest, but other sources back it strongly. MetaMask's blocklist and SEAL both list the domain, so the crypto security community has confirmed it. Spamhaus classifies it as DBL_PHISH, and it appears in 8 AlienVault OTX threat pulses.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-08-07 through Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu, about five weeks before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap fits a domain bought specifically for a campaign and put into use shortly afterward. It was hosted on the Omegatech LTD network in the United Kingdom. It went dark only eleven days after first detection, a short lifespan typical of disposable phishing domains.
What to do
If you connected a wallet to v2-rhino.io, use a revocation tool to review and revoke any token approvals or permissions you granted there. Move remaining funds to a fresh wallet if you signed anything you did not fully understand. If you typed in a seed phrase or private key, treat that wallet as compromised and transfer assets immediately to a new one created from a new seed. Reach Rhino only through bookmarked or officially published channels, never through 'v2' links sent by others. Defenders should block the domain and its hosting address, and watch for look-alike 'v2' or migration-themed domains using the same brand.
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 01:16:27 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-09-23 22:06:03 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-09-23 22:06:03 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 162.15hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-09-27 07:10:29 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.
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Dear Team,
We are writing to report a phishing domain, v2-rhino[.]io, which has been placed into search results under the name of the Rhino.fi platform, a brand it has no connection to.
Asking Bing for everything held on this name returns a single indexed page, and it is served
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1 report filed for v2-rhino.io (1 written by a person) · category: Phishing · source checked
“Dear Team,
We are writing to report a phishing domain, v2-rhino[.]io, which has been placed into search results under the name of the Rhino.fi platform, a brand it has no connection to.
Asking Bing for everything held on this name returns a single indexed page, and it is served to the reader as the platform itself. The heading of the entry is "Rhino.fi | Seamless Multichain Bridge & DeFi Hub", the summary beneath it is the platform's own wording, "Explore Rhino.fi, the friction-free multichain”
— reported by Anonymous on Sep 12, 2026 · Source: ChainAbuse (TRM Labs) — full report and evidence there.
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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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