smeeconomic[.]com[.]ng

The domain smeeconomic.com.ng is a generic phishing site that posed an elevated risk of credential theft. It did not impersonate a specific brand but displayed the page title 'Quantic Finance Bank', suggesting an attempt to deceive users into entering sensitive financial or login information. As of the latest verification, smeeconomic.com.ng has been taken offline.

Technical analysis shows that smeeconomic.com.ng was flagged by 1 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors and appeared on 1 security blocklist (PhishDestroy). The domain was registered on 2024-10-29 13:25:58 through GO54 Limited (formerly Whogohost Limited) and resolved to the IP address 192.3.190.186, hosted in the US under AS36352 (HostPapa). The SSL certificate was issued by Let's Encrypt / R13, and the nameservers were dns1.webproserver.com and dns2.webproserver.com. Google Safe Browsing did not flag the domain, and Gridinsoft assigned it a trust score of 39/100.

Users who may have interacted with smeeconomic.com.ng should immediately change any passwords entered on the site, enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all accounts, and monitor for unauthorized transactions or login attempts. Financial institutions should be notified if banking or payment details were submitted. The domain can be reported to PhishDestroy or other anti-phishing organizations to aid in takedown efforts. Victims may also file complaints with their local cybercrime units or platforms like the FBI’s IC3.