icuprojects.online is an impersonation phishing site that passes itself off as a legitimate service to collect information from people who arrive expecting the real thing. Its page is titled "Bot Verification". PhishDestroy first detected it on 2026-09-14. When last checked on 2026-10-19, the domain was still online and serving live content, so it remains an active risk.
How the scam works
Impersonation phishing borrows the look and wording of a trusted brand so the victim lowers their guard and follows the page's instructions. These typically include signing in, confirming an account, or completing an extra step before "continuing". Whatever is typed into such a page goes to the operators rather than the genuine service. Victims can lose account access, personal details, or funds tied to those accounts. The title shows a generic "Bot Verification" screen, while our analysis classifies the site as impersonation phishing.
Evidence
On 2026-09-25, VirusTotal showed 6 of 91 engines flagging the domain. The vendors were alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar and desenmascara.me. That is a small share of engines, so many browsers and security tools may still let the site load without a warning. Among the blocklists covered here, only PhishDestroy lists it. The domain also appears in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses, which shows other researchers have connected it to malicious activity.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-09-11 through HOSTINGER operations, UAB. It was caught just three days later, a short gap typical of throwaway domains set up specifically for a campaign. The site is hosted on the FranTech Solutions network in Luxembourg. Its Let's Encrypt certificate gives it the browser padlock, but that only means the connection is encrypted, not that the site is trustworthy.
What to do
If you entered a password on this site, change it right away on the genuine service and on any other account that uses the same password. Then turn on two-factor authentication and review recent sign-ins and account activity. If you provided payment or identity details, contact your bank or the affected provider and watch for follow-up phishing messages that reference what you submitted. Security teams should block icuprojects.online at DNS and web proxies, search logs for earlier visits, and report the domain to the hosting network and registrar so it can be taken down.
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.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationConteúdo ativoOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-19 22:31:00 UTC
RDAP registrationDesconhecido
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:35:33 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:31:00 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.
Os relacionamentos armazenados são agrupados pelo atributo de correspondência exata. Um provedor ou registrador compartilhado por si só não prova propriedade comum.
Mapa da infraestrutura · icuprojects.online
Cada faixa representa um motivo pelo qual um domínio está vinculado a este host. O tamanho dos nós indica as detecções do VirusTotal, e os nós tracejados já estão offline. As listas completas seguem abaixo.
O conteúdo corresponde8
O mesmo hash do favicon ou o mesmo título da página que este host.
Registrados pelo mesmo registrador. Um registrador atende a milhões de clientes sem qualquer relação entre si; portanto, isso apenas agrupa os registros, em vez de comprovar uma ligação.
5 evidence signal groups linked0 stored notification recordsÚltimo ativo conhecido
Listed domains receive at least one abuse report; this entry has no retained notification history.
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
Se você inseriu credenciais de conta, informações pessoais ou de pagamento, ou baixou um arquivo deste domínio, tome medidas imediatas. Abaixo estão os recursos para ajudá-lo a relatar o incidente e se proteger.
Cuidado com os golpistas que prometem recuperação! Os criminosos podem entrar em contato novamente com as vítimas fingindo ser investigadores, advogados ou agentes de recuperação. Não pague taxas antecipadas nem compartilhe credenciais.Saiba mais sobre fraudes relacionadas à recuperação →
Template-based draft · optional AI wording assistance requires separate consent
Rascunho assistido por IA – os detalhes do incidente são processados pelo provedor de IA · Revise e envie você mesmo
After a phishing incident
Recomendações e orientações para as vítimas
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
O que devo fazer agora mesmo?
Urgente
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Alterar todas as senhas — e-mail, contas do Exchange, qualquer coisa que use a mesma senha
Ativar a autenticação de dois fatores usando um aplicativo autenticador (não por SMS). Desative a recuperação por SMS
Cartões de congelamento se você inseriu dados bancários no site de phishing
Que informações devo coletar para o meu relatório?
Diretrizes do FBI
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.
Datas e horários exatos — de cada transação e do primeiro contato com o golpista
Capturas de tela — sites fraudulentos, mensagens de bate-papo, e-mails, transações em carteiras digitais, redes sociais
Todas as URLs e domínios utilizado pelo golpista (incluindo icuprojects.online)
Comunicações — e-mails, mensagens de texto, números de telefone e nomes de usuário que o golpista utilizou
Mesmo que você não tenha todos os detalhes — registre uma ocorrência mesmo assim. Mesmo informações parciais ainda ajudam nas investigações.
A quem devo denunciar o golpe?
FBI IC3 — Centro de Denúncias de Crimes na Internet (sistema federal de denúncias dos EUA)
Europol — Relatórios sobre crimes cibernéticos na Europa (UE)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Polícia local — cria um registro oficial, mesmo que não possam agir imediatamente
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?
Sites falsos — clones idênticos, até o último pixel, de sites legítimos, com domínios ligeiramente alterados
Abate de suínos — confiança construída ao longo de semanas pelo Telegram, WhatsApp e aplicativos de namoro; em seguida, o dinheiro foi roubado
Golpes relacionados à recuperação — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
Golpes baseados em IA — deepfakes, phishing automatizado e sites gerados por IA, o que torna a fraude mais difícil de detectar
Como posso me proteger no futuro?
Adicione os sites oficiais aos favoritos — nunca clique em links de e-mails, mensagens diretas ou anúncios
Verificar domínios — verificar PhishDestroy antes de interagir. Verifique se o site usa HTTPS, a ortografia e a idade do domínio
"Bom demais para ser verdade" = golpe — retornos garantidos, endossos de celebridades, prazos urgentes
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.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
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.
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