vgmkts.online is a seed phrase theft page that impersonates Vanguard, the well-known investment brand, to deceive cryptocurrency wallet holders. PhishDestroy first identified it on 2026-09-11, the same day the domain was registered, indicating it was flagged immediately upon launch. The site carried the page title "VG Affiliate," which differs from a direct Vanguard brand claim though urlscan.io independently detected Vanguard as the impersonated brand. The site is now dead and has been DNS-inactive since 2026-09-16.
How the scam works
Seed phrase theft pages present victims with a fake wallet recovery or verification interface, typically dressed in the branding of a trusted financial or crypto entity. In this case, the Vanguard association was used to lend legitimacy, prompting visitors to enter their 12- or 24-word seed phrase under the pretense of connecting or verifying an account. Once submitted, that phrase gives the attacker complete and permanent control over every wallet it secures, allowing instant and irreversible theft of all funds and tokens held there. The "VG Affiliate" page title suggests the site may have been positioned as a partner or affiliate portal rather than a direct Vanguard clone.
Evidence
Nine of 89 engines on VirusTotal flagged vgmkts.online as malicious as of 2026-09-13, with detections from alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, and SOCRadar. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and independently identified Vanguard as the targeted brand. Spamhaus lists the domain under DBL_SPAM, and it appears in three OTX threat intelligence pulses. PhishDestroy has the domain on its blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-09-11 through Global Domain Group LLC. Hosting resolves to IP 163.61.188.9 on the NEW DHAKA HARDWARE network, physically located in the United States. The site used a Let's Encrypt TLS certificate issued under the YR2 authority, a free and automated service commonly used for rapid site deployment.
What to do
If you visited this site but did not enter any information, no immediate action is required beyond ensuring your security software is up to date. If you typed your seed phrase into any field on this site, treat every wallet secured by that phrase as fully compromised: move all assets to a brand-new wallet generated on a trusted, offline device immediately, as the attacker may act at any time. Do not reuse the compromised phrase anywhere. Security teams and platform defenders should ensure vgmkts.online and its associated IP are present in their blocklists and feed the domain into internal threat intelligence pipelines.
등록 정보생성됨 2026년 9월 11일 (38d · New)—Expires 2027년 9월 11일
최초 이용 불가까지 걸린 시간5 days
집계 기준
처음 저장된 악용사례 신고부터 콘텐츠를 사용할 수 없다는 첫 번째 관찰까지의 경과 시간입니다. 이것은 원인을 확립하지 못합니다.
각 보고서에 포함된 내용
저장된 발신 보고서 기록은 공급업체 평가, 등록 데이터, 호스팅 세부 정보, 분류 또는 스크린샷과 같이 당시 사용 가능한 증거를 참조할 수 있습니다. 이 페이지는 전달된 정확한 페이로드, 수신, 확인 또는 수신자의 작업을 추론하지 않습니다.
기술 세부 정보Provenance & timestamps
최초 발견2026년 9월 11일
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026년 9월 12일score 73/1003 brand signals
Submitted URLhttps://vgmkts.online/
Favicon Hash
사건 ID
ICANN OVERSIGHT
인증 및 RAA 상황
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Primary outcomeDNS 비활성reason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation알 수 없음Probe Inconclusive20%2026-10-19 01:15:16 UTC
RDAP registration알 수 없음
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-09-15 22:52:16 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-09-15 22:52:16 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 353.38hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-09-23 07:33:35 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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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 vgmkts.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
도메인 확인 — 확인하기 PhishDestroy 상호작용을 시작하기 전에 HTTPS, 맞춤법, 도메인 등록 기간을 확인하세요.
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
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A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
