kraken-krab8[.]sbs

The domain kraken-krab8.sbs was registered on December 25, 2025 through Global Domain Group LLC and is currently listed as offline. It resolves to the IP address 186.2.175.37, which belongs to AS59692 (IQWeb FZ-LLC) and is geolocated in Belize. The authoritative nameservers are ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com, and ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com, indicating use of Google Cloud DNS infrastructure. No SSL certificate is deployed for the site, leaving the connection unencrypted.

Google Safe Browsing flags the domain for social engineering, and VirusTotal reports that 10 of 93 security vendors have flagged the domain as malicious. The domain appears on one external blocklist and has been actively blocked by the PhishDestroy service. Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0 out of 100, reflecting a high confidence in its malicious nature. The page title observed during analysis reads "Kraken krab2 - AT‑школа художественных навыков," and the campaign is classified as a crypto scam targeting the Kraken brand.

While the exact phishing payload and credential capture mechanisms have not been publicly disclosed, the combination of registrar data, hosting attribution, lack of TLS, and multiple vendor detections establish a clear threat profile. Defenders should add the IP 186.2.175.37 and the domain kraken-krab8.sbs to network and email filtering rules, monitor for related command‑and‑control traffic, and ensure that any legitimate Kraken communications are protected by proper certificate validation. Continuous monitoring of the associated nameservers and blocklist status is recommended to detect potential re‑hosting attempts.