winx96[.]co[.]com

The domain winx96.co.com was observed on July 24, 2026 as an active brand‑impersonation site targeting the brand “across”. The site returns HTTP 200 and advertises “WINX96 Online Casino Bonuses and Promotions” in its page title, indicating a gambling‑oriented front‑end. Infrastructure analysis shows the domain resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3, which is assigned to AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. and geolocated to the United States. The domain is hosted behind Cloudflare and serves content over HTTP/3, confirming the use of the provider’s performance and protection layer.

The authoritative name servers are ns1.nic.co.com through ns4.nic.co.com, and the registration record lists Moniker Online Services LLC as the registrar; the domain was originally created on August 16, 1997. The TLS certificate is issued by Google Trust Services under the WE1 label, providing a valid HTTPS connection but offering no indication of legitimacy. A Gridinsoft trust score of 0 / 100 flags the site as completely untrusted. Detection data reveals that two of ninety‑one VirusTotal scanners flagged the domain, and the domain appears on four security blocklists: PhishDestroy, Polkadot, Enkrypt, and Codeesura.

The site is classified as a “Crypto Scam” and is associated with the “Gambler Scam” phishing kit, suggesting that the operator may be attempting to lure victims into cryptocurrency‑related fraud using a casino‑style narrative. While the observed evidence confirms malicious intent, the limited number of vendor detections and the reliance on a single IP address hosted by a legitimate CDN mean that attribution to a specific threat actor remains uncertain. Defenders should implement domain‑level blocking for winx96.co.com, add the associated IP 188.114.97.3 to network‑level deny lists, and monitor related Cloudflare‑hosted sub‑domains that resolve to the same address.