xrp-26[.]today

Analysis of the domain xrp-26.today indicates it was actively impersonating XRP, a well-known cryptocurrency, as part of a crypto scam operation. The domain was registered on February 21, 2026, through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited, and was hosted on Cloudflare infrastructure, resolving to the IP address 104.21.73.193 (AS13335, United States). The domain's nameservers—paloma.ns.cloudflare.com and anderson.ns.cloudflare.com—further confirm its reliance on Cloudflare services, which are frequently leveraged by threat actors to obscure infrastructure details and evade takedowns. At the time of assessment, the domain returned an HTTP 403 status, with a page title reflecting a Cloudflare-specific error: 'xrp-26.today | 522: Connection timed out.' This suggests the site may have been taken offline either by the hosting provider or due to enforcement action. The SSL certificate, issued by Google Trust Services (WE1), does not provide additional indicators of compromise but aligns with common practices for securing malicious domains.

Technologies detected include Cloudflare and HTTP/3, which are consistent with modern web hosting but offer no unique forensic value. Threat intelligence platforms have flagged the domain as malicious. AlienVault OTX lists it in one threat intelligence pulse, while PhishDestroy has blocked it. VirusTotal reports that 16 out of 93 security vendors classify the domain as malicious, though the absence of additional context limits the granularity of these detections. The domain appears on one security blocklist, reinforcing its classification as a threat.

While the exact mechanics of the scam remain unconfirmed due to the site's current offline status, the domain's naming convention (xrp-26) and its association with XRP strongly suggest it was designed to deceive users into believing it was an official or affiliated platform.