# PhishDestroy threat dossier — account-pionex.wixstudio.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-28 23:48:34 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/account-pionex.wixstudio.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 50/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Cluster25, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["dns1.p08.nsone.net", "dns2.p08.nsone.net", "dns3.p08.nsone.net", "dns4.p08.nsone.net"]
Registered:      2026-06-08
Page title:      Log In — Pionex™

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-06-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-09 05:31:23 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-29 00:20:41 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-09 06:27:53 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-26 01:38:32 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain account-pionex.wixstudio.com has been identified as a credential theft operation impersonating the cryptocurrency exchange Pionex. Analysis confirms the domain was actively harvesting user login credentials through a fraudulent login portal mimicking the legitimate Pionex interface. The page title, 'Log In — Pionex™,' directly replicates the branding of the authentic platform, increasing the likelihood of successful deception.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was flagged by 5 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating moderate detection coverage. It appears on three security blocklists, including PhishDestroy, PhishingArmy, and OISD. The domain was registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC, with a creation date of June 08, 2026, suggesting an unusually forward-dated registration, a common tactic in phishing campaigns. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a legitimate provider often exploited by threat actors to lend false credibility. Detected technologies include Wix hosting, React, Google Cloud, and HTTP/3, which align with the infrastructure of a sophisticated credential theft operation.  The domain is currently offline, reducing immediate risk to users. However, organizations should proactively block the domain at the network level to prevent potential reactivation. Security teams are advised to monitor for similar impersonation attempts targeting cryptocurrency platforms, particularly those using Wix-hosted subdomains. End users should verify domain authenticity before entering credentials, especially for financial or cryptocurrency-related services. Incident responders should treat any prior interactions with this domain as potential credential compromise events and initiate password resets for affected accounts.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       9dae2d380288ac898efffb0f06444e23

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates:
  - VirusTotal positive ratio
  - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus,
    CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB)
  - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor)
  - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.)
  - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing
  - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts
  - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording)
  - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures)
  - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...)
  - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal)
  - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record)
  - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team)

A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does
NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their
first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite
score and the individual indicators above, not just VT.

## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/account-pionex.wixstudio.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=account-pionex.wixstudio.com
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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