tether-bonus-claim[.]com

Analysis conducted on July 24, 2026 identifies tether-bonus-claim.com as a high‑risk crypto‑drainer infrastructure that was taken offline shortly after detection. The domain was registered through Porkbun LLC on February 21, 2026 and resolves to the IPv4 address 76.76.21.21, which belongs to Amazon.com, Inc. (AS16509) and is geolocated in the United States. TLS termination is provided by a Let’s Encrypt certificate (R13), and HTTP responses include HSTS headers. The underlying web stack is hosted on Vercel, as indicated by technology fingerprinting. The site presented the page title “Tether – Official Home of Tether,” suggesting an attempt to impersonate the legitimate Tether brand, consistent with the listed scam type of a crypto scam.

Three of ninety‑three VirusTotal scanners flagged the domain, and it appears on three independent security blocklists. Google Safe Browsing classifies the URL as social engineering. Defensive feeds such as PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL have already blocked the domain. Gridinsoft’s trust score is 0 out of 100, reflecting a lack of benign reputation.

At the time of analysis the site was offline, preventing a deeper content inspection; no additional artifacts such as phishing pages, payloads, or command‑and‑control endpoints have been publicly disclosed. Defenders should add the domain and its IP to deny lists, monitor for re‑use of the IP or similar Vercel‑hosted assets, and enforce strict validation of any Tether‑related URLs. Users of cryptocurrency wallets should be warned about unsolicited links referencing “bonus” or “claim” offers that reference Tether. Continuous tracking of the registrar Porkbun for future registrations of similar names is advised.