# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apps-pionex.wixstudio.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-28 10:05:51 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apps-pionex.wixstudio.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 52/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, 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™ | Sign In®®

## 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 05:31:16 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-28 08:20:34 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 01:34:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain is flagged as a credential harvesting phishing site targeting users of a cryptocurrency exchange platform. Analysis indicates the infrastructure was designed to deceive victims into submitting login credentials through a fraudulent login portal mimicking the legitimate Pionex service, as evidenced by the page title 'Log In | Pionex™ | Sign In®®'.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain apps-pionex.wixstudio.com was registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC on June 08, 2026, an anomalous future date suggesting potential registration data manipulation. The site was hosted on Wix infrastructure with technologies including React, Google Cloud, and HTTP/3, secured by a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. Detection metrics show 6 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious. The domain appears on three security blocklists: PhishDestroy, PhishingArmy, and OISD. Additional technical indicators include the use of Lodash, HSTS, and Google Cloud CDN.  Mitigation for this specific threat type requires immediate action from network defenders and end users. Organizations should block the domain at the DNS and web proxy levels, and add the domain to endpoint protection exclusion lists. Users who may have interacted with this site should be instructed to reset credentials for any financial or cryptocurrency services, particularly if reused across platforms. Security teams should monitor for follow-on attacks using harvested credentials, such as unauthorized access attempts or fraudulent transactions. Given the cryptocurrency targeting, enhanced monitoring of blockchain transactions for affected accounts is recommended. The anomalous registration date warrants further investigation into potential registrar abuse or compromised 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/apps-pionex.wixstudio.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apps-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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