take-ripple-xrp[.]net

The domain take-ripple-xrp.net was registered on June 30, 2025 and is currently taken offline. DNS resolution points to the Cloudflare address 104.21.70.177, which belongs to ASN 13335 (Cloudflare, Inc.) and places the hosting infrastructure in the United States. The TLS certificate presented for the site is identified as WE1, indicating a standard Cloudflare‑issued certificate without a custom subject. Registration was performed through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, a registrar commonly used for short‑lived malicious sites.

The HTML title retrieved from the site reads "XRP OFFICIAL EVENT," and the brand target listed is XRP, confirming that the domain is being used for brand impersonation. Security‑vendor scans on VirusTotal show that 2 of 93 AV engines flagged the domain, and the domain appears on one external blocklist. Gridinsoft assigned a trust score of 0 out of 100, reinforcing the malicious assessment. PhishDestroy has already blocked the domain, and its status in open‑source monitoring tools is recorded as offline.

No additional indicators such as payload hashes, credential‑stealing forms, or redirect chains have been observed, and the limited public evidence consists solely of the page title and the branding claim. Defenders should add take-ripple-xrp.net to URL filtering and DNS blocklists, monitor the associated IP 104.21.70.177 for any resurgence of malicious activity, and enforce strict outbound filtering for traffic to Cloudflare‑hosted domains that are not explicitly required. Continuous watch of the registrar PublicDomainRegistry.com for new registrations that mimic XRP branding is also advised, as the infrastructure pattern suggests a reuse of Cloudflare edge nodes for rapid deployment of similar impersonation sites.