bankman[.]biz

Analysis of bankman.biz, observed to host a PayPal impersonation campaign, indicates that the domain was registered on 23 October 2024 through Web Commerce Communications Limited. The site resolves to IP 101.99.94.206, which is allocated to AS45839 Shinjiru Technology Sdn Bhd in Bulgaria. Hosting is fronted by Cloudflare, as evidenced by the nameservers bjorn.ns.cloudflare.com and lindsey.ns.cloudflare.com, and the site supports HTTP/3. The TLS certificate is issued by Google Trust Services under the WE1 identifier, confirming the use of a valid certificate chain despite the malicious intent. The page title returned from the live capture reads "Bankman.biz - banks, merchants, crypto, paypal, docs & more!", directly referencing PayPal and suggesting a brand‑impersonation vector.

The domain is classified as an e‑commerce scam in the intelligence feed. Reputation metrics are poor: Scamadviser assigns a trust score of 37/100, Gridinsoft records a score of 0/100, and Google Safe Browsing flags the site for social engineering. The domain appears on one security blocklist and is actively blocked by PhishDestroy. VirusTotal analysis shows that 14 of 93 scanning engines flagged the domain, reinforcing the malicious assessment. AlienVault OTX lists the domain in two threat‑intel pulses, further corroborating its use in malicious campaigns.

As of the report date (23 July 2026) the site is taken offline, which may be the result of takedown actions or hosting changes. However, the infrastructure components—particularly the Cloudflare front‑end and the Bulgarian IP address—remain reusable for future impersonation attempts. Defenders should continue to block the domain and its associated IP, monitor the nameservers for re‑registration, and add the domain to internal URL filtering and email security policies.