mantle-network[.]xyz

This report analyzes the domain mantle-network.xyz, which was identified as an impersonation threat targeting the Mantle brand. The site’s page title, “Mantle Bridge - Bridge Your Hyperscaling Rocket Fuel,” indicates it posed as a legitimate Mantle bridge service, likely used to deceive users into connecting cryptocurrency wallets or entering credentials, thereby posing a risk of asset theft via wallet drainers or credential harvesting.

Technical analysis from VirusTotal shows 9 out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain as malicious, with detections from alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, and Forcepoint ThreatSeeker. The domain is registered with Dynadot LLC, created on 2025-08-05, and resolves to IP address 176.98.40.188 hosted by AS58061 Scalaxy B.V. in the Netherlands. The site has no SSL certificate and uses only one nameserver. It is listed on 5 blocklists.

As of this report, the domain mantle-network.xyz is offline and non-responsive. The risk level is assessed as high due to the impersonation of a known brand and the site’s design to appear as a functional bridge service, though the current offline status mitigates immediate active threat. Users should remain vigilant against similar domains.