kraken-coins.online is an impersonation phishing page that poses as Kraken, one of the best-known cryptocurrency exchanges. It targets Kraken customers and crypto traders who might mistake the "coins" domain for an official Kraken property. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-08-31. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online and serving live content.
How the scam works
Kraken impersonation sites copy the exchange's branding so visitors believe they are on a genuine Kraken login, promotion or support page. The victim is then asked for something valuable, typically Kraken credentials and one-time 2FA codes. Some pages instead push a deposit, a "verification" payment or a wallet recovery phrase. With a working login and a fresh 2FA code, attackers can take over the real exchange account and withdraw its balance. A recovery phrase or deposit hands over funds directly, and those transfers cannot be reversed.
Evidence
Seven of 89 VirusTotal engines flag the domain as malicious as of 2026-09-12: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar and VIPRE. That is a modest count, but it comes from independent vendors with different detection methods. Spamhaus lists the domain in its DBL under the phishing category. MetaMask and SEAL, both crypto-focused security lists, have blocked it alongside PhishDestroy. Four AlienVault OTX threat pulses also reference it, so other researchers have tracked the same infrastructure.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC on 2026-08-29, just two days before PhishDestroy detected it. That short gap shows it was set up specifically for this campaign rather than taken over from an older site. It resolves to 3.33.130.190 in the United States. Its domain-validated certificate from GoDaddy's TLS CA only proves control of the domain. The padlock in the browser says nothing about whether the site is really Kraken.
What to do
If you entered Kraken credentials here, sign in through Kraken's official app or a bookmarked address and change your password immediately. Reset 2FA, review active sessions, API keys and withdrawal addresses, and contact Kraken support. If you sent a deposit or any "verification" or release fee, stop all further payments and record transaction IDs. Report the theft to Kraken and to local authorities. If you typed a wallet recovery phrase, move any remaining assets to a new wallet with a fresh seed at once. Security teams should block the domain at DNS and mail gateways and watch for lookalike Kraken domains registered through the same channels.
등록 정보생성됨 2026년 8월 29일 (50d · New)—Expires 2027년 8월 29일
HTTP 상태200
기술 세부 정보Provenance & timestamps
최초 발견2026년 8월 31일
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026년 10월 9일score 95/1002 brand signals
Submitted URLhttp://kraken-coins.online/
Favicon Hash
ICANN OVERSIGHT
인증 및 RAA 상황
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
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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 observation활성 콘텐츠Ordinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-19 10:18:38 UTC
RDAP registration알 수 없음
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 10:18:38 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 10:18:38 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.
기술 · 9 identified
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After a phishing incident
피해자를 위한 권고 사항 및 조언
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
지금 당장 어떻게 해야 할까요?
긴급
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
모든 비밀번호 변경 — 이메일, 익스체인지 계정 등, 동일한 비밀번호를 사용하는 모든 것
2단계 인증 활성화 인증 앱(SMS 제외)을 사용합니다. SMS 기반 복구 기능을 비활성화하세요.
카드 동결 피싱 사이트에 은행 계좌 정보를 입력한 경우
보고서를 작성하기 위해 어떤 정보를 수집해야 할까요?
FBI 지침
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.
정확한 날짜 및 시간 — 각 거래 내역 및 사기범과의 첫 접촉 시점
스크린샷 — 사기 웹사이트, 채팅 메시지, 이메일, 지갑 거래, 소셜 미디어
모든 URL 및 도메인 사기꾼이 사용한 (다음과 같은 것들을 포함하여 kraken-coins.online)
커뮤니케이션 — 사기꾼이 사용한 이메일, 문자, 전화번호, 사용자 이름
비록 모든 세부 사항을 알지 못하더라도 — 어쨌든 신고를 하세요. 부분적인 정보라도 수사에 도움이 됩니다.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
지역 경찰 — 비록 당장 조치를 취할 수는 없더라도 공식 기록을 남깁니다
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
가짜 웹사이트 — 도메인을 약간만 변경한, 정식 사이트와 픽셀 단위로 완벽하게 일치하는 복제 사이트
pig butchering — Telegram·왓츠앱·데이트 앱을 통해 몇 주에 걸쳐 신뢰를 쌓은 뒤, 돈을 훔쳐갔다
회복 사기 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
AI를 이용한 사기 — 딥페이크, 자동화된 피싱, AI로 생성된 사이트 등으로 인해 사기 행각을 적발하기가 더 어려워지고 있다
앞으로 어떻게 하면 스스로를 지킬 수 있을까요?
공식 사이트 즐겨찾기 추가 — 이메일, DM 또는 광고에 포함된 링크는 절대 클릭하지 마세요
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