pendle-flnance[.]xyz

The domain pendle-flnance.xyz was registered through the REGRU-RU registrar on January 20, 2025. Infrastructure analysis shows the domain resolves to the IP address 172.67.159.235, which is owned by Cloudflare, Inc. (AS13335) and geolocated to the United States. The authoritative nameservers listed are austin.ns.cloudflare.com and cheryl.ns.cloudflare.com. No SSL certificate is present, indicating the site was served over plain HTTP before being taken offline.

The page title retrieved during the brief observation period reads "Pendle Finance: Decentralized platform for tokenizing and trading future yield in DeFi," directly referencing the legitimate Pendle brand. VirusTotal scans flagged the domain on seven of ninety‑five security vendors, confirming a consensus of malicious classification. The threat is cataloged as a crypto scam that impersonates Pendle, and it has been blocked by PhishDestroy and appears on a single security blocklist. Current status is offline, and no further content is reachable.

While the domain’s hosting and registration details are confirmed, the exact payload or phishing workflow remains unknown due to the takedown. Defenders should continue to monitor for any re‑use of the associated IP range or similar Cloudflare‑hosted domains, update URL filtering rules to include pendle-flnance.xyz, and consider adding the domain to internal blocklists. Additional investigation could focus on any residual DNS records or cached content that may reveal the malicious landing page or credential‑harvesting mechanisms.