This domain hosts an impersonation phishing page that presents itself as a "USDC Approval Manager" for signature-based token approvals. It borrows the identity of Circle, the issuer of USDC, and is aimed at people who hold or move the stablecoin. The domain name copies the look of an Ethereum address so it seems technical and official. PhishDestroy first saw it on 2026-09-07. On 2026-10-19 the site was still alive and redirecting visitors.
How the scam works
The page claims to manage USDC approvals and asks visitors to connect a wallet and sign a message. Signature-based approvals can grant a third party permission to move tokens without an on-chain transaction from the victim. That makes a malicious signature easy to overlook. Once the attacker holds a valid permit, they can transfer the victim's USDC to their own address. Because the transfer uses an authorization the victim signed, it cannot be reversed afterward.
Evidence
On 2026-09-16, seven of 89 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. That is a minority of engines, but the other sources point the same way. urlscan.io rated the page malicious and recognized Circle branding on it. MetaMask and SEAL block the domain alongside PhishDestroy, and Spamhaus lists it in its DBL as phishing. It also appears in four AlienVault OTX threat pulses.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Name.com, Inc. on 2026-09-04, only three days before PhishDestroy detected it. That short gap is typical of a site set up quickly for a campaign. It runs on Google Cloud Platform in the United States. Its Let's Encrypt certificate gives it a padlock in the browser, which does nothing to make the site trustworthy.
What to do
If you signed anything on this page, open a token-approval checker and revoke every USDC allowance or permit you do not recognize. Then move your remaining funds to a fresh wallet, because an unused signed permit can still be redeemed later. If you only connected a wallet without signing, disconnect it and revoke the site's access. Never approve or sign token permissions from a link you did not reach through Circle's or your wallet's official channels. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and proxy level and add the Ethereum-address-style naming pattern to their phishing detection rules.
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.
Latest HTTP observationRedirectingHTTP redirect observed80%2026-10-19 22:33:11 UTC
RDAP registration未知
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:33:11 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.
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After a phishing incident
针对受害者的建议与指导
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
我应该立即采取什么措施？
紧急
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
更改所有密码 — 电子邮件、Exchange 账户，以及任何使用同一密码的账户
启用双因素认证 使用身份验证器应用（而非短信）。禁用基于短信的恢复功能
冻结卡片 如果您在钓鱼网站上输入了银行信息
我应该为报告收集哪些信息？
联邦调查局（FBI）指南
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.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
当地警方 — 即使无法立即采取行动，也能留下正式记录
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?
虚假网站 — 与正规网站完全一致的克隆网站，仅域名略有改动
猪的屠宰 — 通过Telegram/WhatsApp/交友软件花数周时间建立信任，随后钱被骗走
退款诈骗 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
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.
