backoack[.]exchange

The domain backoack.exchange was registered on February 21, 2026 through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited and is currently listed as taken offline. DNS resolution points to the IP address 188.114.96.3, which belongs to Cloudflare, Inc. (AS13335) and is geolocated in the United States. The domain uses Cloudflare nameservers (alexa.ns.cloudflare.com and nolan.ns.cloudflare.com) and presents a TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services under the WE1 label, indicating a valid HTTPS endpoint despite the site’s offline status. An HTTP request to the host returns a 403 Forbidden response, suggesting that the server is actively denying access to unauthenticated requests.

Threat intelligence shows that the site is flagged by three independent blocklists—PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL—and appears on three broader security blocklists. VirusTotal analysis reports three of ninety‑three scanning engines flagging the domain, reinforcing the suspicion of malicious activity. The page title observed during the brief scan reads "Home - Backpack: Crypto Exchange & Wallet | Solana, Ethereum & BTC," which aligns with the declared scam type of a crypto scam and indicates an attempt to present a cryptocurrency exchange or wallet service.

The domain is explicitly associated with brand impersonation of Aave, a well‑known DeFi platform, and therefore represents a targeted brand‑spoofing threat. While the current offline status limits immediate user exposure, the infrastructure choices—Cloudflare hosting, a Google‑issued TLS certificate, and the presence on multiple anti‑phishing blocklists—demonstrate a typical pattern used by actors to lend credibility to fraudulent crypto services. Defenders should continue to block the domain at network perimeter devices, update URL filtering policies to include the observed host and its IP range, and monitor for any re‑activation or similar domain registrations that mimic the Aave brand.