# PhishDestroy threat dossier — begin-ledgeaap.wixstudio.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 12:44:28 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/begin-ledgeaap.wixstudio.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 57/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: Ledger

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/95 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      34.144.206.118 (US, Kansas City)
ASN:             ASAS396982 GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM - Google LLC, US
Hosting org:     AS396982 Google LLC
Registrar:       Wix.com Ltd.
Nameservers:     NS_NOT_FOUND
Page title:      Ledger.com/Start® | Getting started — Ledger™
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-09-22
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 4d824d023de01f229e601938edcdb7020802d167c0d85fac21c644cf194c9450
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - wixstudio.com

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-19 19:03:54 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-21 12:20:24 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-20 00:28:30 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f7b53-bb01-7678-b09f-cebad5241b33/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/begin-ledgeaap.wixstudio.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.begin-ledgeaap.wixstudio.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=begin-ledgeaap.wixstudio.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/begin-ledgeaap.wixstudio.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/begin-ledgeaap.wixstudio.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 19:09:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

begin-ledgeaap.wixstudio.com — Phishing Investigation Report

Analysis of begin-ledgeaap.wixstudio.com shows that the domain is currently active and has been blocked by the PhishDestroy sinkhole. The domain resolves to the IPv4 address 34.144.206.118, which is hosted on infrastructure operated by Wix.com Ltd., the registrar listed for the domain. No authoritative nameserver records were returned during DNS interrogation, indicating that the domain may be using Wix’s default DNS configuration or that query responses are being suppressed. The domain appears on a single public blocklist, confirming that at least one external threat‑intelligence source has identified it as malicious. A VirusTotal scan was performed by 95 antivirus engines, none of which reported a detection; the absence of detections does not constitute a safety assurance. The available data does not reveal the specific phishing lure, targeted brand, or content served by the site, leaving the exact attack vector uncertain. Defenders should continue to block the domain at perimeter controls, monitor outbound DNS traffic for queries to the host, and consider adding the IP address 34.144.206.118 to reputation‑based deny lists. Ongoing observation of the domain’s activity and periodic re‑scanning with malware sandboxes are recommended to capture any future changes in payload or campaign tactics.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       f4feb61d53bc0de67557513853fa54f1
TLS cert SHA-256:      4d824d023de01f229e601938edcdb7020802d167c0d85fac21c644cf194c9450

## 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 (operator 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/begin-ledgeaap.wixstudio.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=begin-ledgeaap.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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