# PhishDestroy threat dossier — hcdistrictclerk.lgacq.vip
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Fetched:   2026-07-16 16:51:08 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hcdistrictclerk.lgacq.vip/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Credential Phishing

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      10/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Namemart Limited
Nameservers:     ["chase.ns.cloudflare.com", "susan.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-06-12
Page title:      lgacq.vip | 521: Web server is down
HTTP response:   521

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-08-19
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 648a4c534ed286fd360c460690cf4ffc6ee4d186c5f7e0fac5ac823ff7c04c0c
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - lgacq.vip

## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-12 22:30:43 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-16 16:20:47 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 13:02:09 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 22:05:53 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 classified as an elevated-risk credential harvesting phishing threat targeting government or municipal service users. Analysis indicates the infrastructure was specifically designed to mimic legitimate district clerk portals, a common tactic in credential theft campaigns.  Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple high-confidence indicators: the domain was registered through Namemart Limited on June 12, 2026, an unusually future date suggesting potential registration data manipulation. It previously resolved to IP address 188.114.97.3, a host associated with other suspicious domains in recent months. Security vendors flagged this domain in 10 out of 95 VirusTotal engine detections, while it appears on one active security blocklist. The SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services provides superficial legitimacy but does not mitigate the underlying phishing risk. The domain has since been taken offline, though this status may change rapidly in similar campaigns.  Organizations should implement the following mitigation measures specific to credential harvesting threats: (1) Add the domain and its resolved IP 188.114.97.3 to perimeter security controls with high-severity blocking rules; (2) Deploy email filtering rules that flag messages containing this domain or its subdomains, particularly those referencing government services; (3) Conduct user awareness training highlighting the risks of credential submission on untrusted portals, with emphasis on verifying official government domains through direct navigation rather than email links; (4) Monitor for authentication attempts from the resolved IP address and investigate any successful logins from this source; (5) Review domain registration patterns for similar future-dated or suspicious TLD combinations that may indicate emerging threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       7204850560e39efe1510bdf38e09b2da
TLS cert SHA-256:      648a4c534ed286fd360c460690cf4ffc6ee4d186c5f7e0fac5ac823ff7c04c0c

## 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/hcdistrictclerk.lgacq.vip/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=hcdistrictclerk.lgacq.vip
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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