# PhishDestroy threat dossier — begin-livestart.wixstudio.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-26 16:36:47 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/begin-livestart.wixstudio.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 71/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: Ledger

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      13/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos
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:      Ledger® Live: Login |Your Wallet®

## 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 05:31:12 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-26 16:20:36 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 01:34:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain begin-livestart.wixstudio.com is identified as a high-risk brand impersonation targeting the cryptocurrency wallet provider Ledger. The domain is currently offline, which may indicate that it has been taken down by security measures or the operators themselves.

Analysis indicates that the domain was registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC on June 08, 2026. It has been flagged by 13 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, suggesting a moderate level of suspicion among security professionals. The domain employed various technologies, including Wix, React, Google Cloud, Lodash, HSTS, and Google Cloud CDN, which are commonly used in both legitimate and malicious web applications. The SSL certificate was issued by Let's Encrypt, a trusted certificate authority, which could have been leveraged to appear more credible to unsuspecting users. Additionally, the domain appears on three security blocklists: PhishDestroy, PhishingArmy, and OISD, further confirming its malicious nature.

Given that the domain is currently offline, it is recommended to avoid any links or redirects that may lead to this domain. Users should verify the authenticity of any website claiming to be Ledger by directly accessing the official Ledger website. Security teams should monitor related blocklists and ensure that internal systems are updated to block this domain and similar threats. Regular training on recognizing phishing attempts and verifying brand authenticity is also advised to prevent future incidents.

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