soneium[.]stargateclusters[.]finance

This domain is flagged as a high-risk phishing infrastructure specifically designed to impersonate a cryptocurrency bridge service. Analysis indicates the site presents itself as a cross-chain bridge for USDC, USDT, ETH, BTC, and OFTs, a common tactic used to deceive users into connecting wallets or entering private keys. The threat type is credential harvesting combined with social engineering, targeting individuals seeking to transfer assets between blockchains.

Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple high-confidence indicators of malicious activity. The domain is detected by 12 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, blocked by PhishDestroy, and appears on at least one security blocklist. Google Safe Browsing categorizes it under SOCIAL_ENGINEERING, while Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0 out of 100. The domain was registered on February 21, 2026, through NameCheap, Inc., and resolves to IP address 76.76.21.93. It employs a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate and uses Vercel hosting with HSTS enabled, a common obfuscation technique to appear legitimate. The creation date discrepancy (2026) suggests domain age spoofing or a typo in initial registration records.

Mitigation requires immediate action from both users and security teams. Users who interacted with this domain should revoke all connected wallet permissions, transfer assets to new wallets, and scan devices for malware. Security teams should add the domain, IP 76.76.21.93, and associated SSL certificate fingerprints to blocklists. Network-level protections should be implemented to prevent access to the domain and its resolving IP. Given the offline status, monitoring for re-registration or similar domains using the same infrastructure (e.g., Vercel, Let's Encrypt) is critical. Organizations should also alert users about fake crypto bridge schemes, emphasizing verification of official project domains before connecting wallets.