startgamb[.]cc

The domain startgamb.cc was registered on February 21, 2026 through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited and is presently taken offline. DNS resolution points to the IPv4 address 69.5.189.54, which is hosted in Switzerland under AS42624 (Global-Data System IT Corporation). The authoritative name servers are ns1.nameserverhub.com and ns2.nameserverhub.com, and the web server stack was identified as Nginx with OpenResty. The site presented the page title "Startgamb: Elon Musk’s Official Crypto Casino Powered by Blockchain," indicating a crypto‑focused lure.

Malware analysis linked the page to the publicly known Gambler Scam phishing kit and classified the operation as a Crypto Scam. VirusTotal recorded 19 detections out of 93 scanned vendors, confirming malicious intent, and the domain appears on a single security blocklist. Additional reputation data shows an extremely low Gridinsoft trust score of 1 out of 100, and the SSL certificate was issued to Internet Widgits Pty Ltd, a detail often seen in fraudulent deployments. PhishDestroy has already blocked the domain.

While the site is currently offline, the infrastructure components—including the Swiss hosting, the specific nameserver set, and the low‑trust SSL issuer—remain observable and could be reused for future campaigns. Defenders should continue to monitor the IP 69.5.189.54 for any reactivation, enforce blocklist updates that include startgamb.cc, and ensure that any inbound traffic to the associated nameservers is inspected for similar phishing kits. Network and endpoint sensors should be tuned to flag the observed certificate issuer and the low Gridinsoft score as indicators of compromise.