# PhishDestroy threat dossier — lacex-io.wixstudio.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-14 14:34:10 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/lacex-io.wixstudio.com/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 78/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 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:             AS396982 Google LLC
Hosting org:     Google Cloud
Registrar:       Wix Studio
Nameservers:     ["dns1.p08.nsone.net", "dns2.p08.nsone.net", "dns3.p08.nsone.net", "dns4.p08.nsone.net"]
Page title:      404 Error: Page Not Found | Wix Studio

## 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: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-07-13 20:38:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-14 16:20:45 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f5cc3-ddc1-74bd-bfda-e56d22f4eb0f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/lacex-io.wixstudio.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.lacex-io.wixstudio.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=lacex-io.wixstudio.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/lacex-io.wixstudio.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/lacex-io.wixstudio.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-13 20:40:20 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Analysis of lacex-io.wixstudio.com shows the domain is actively resolving to the IPv4 address 34.144.206.118. The domain is a sub‑domain of the WixStudio hosting platform, suggesting it was provisioned through a website‑builder service rather than a traditional registrar. DNS queries for authoritative name servers returned no records (NS_NOT_FOUND), which may indicate a misconfiguration or the use of a private DNS infrastructure, complicating attribution. The threat classification as generic_phishing reflects observed behavior consistent with credential‑ harvesting, but no page content, brand targeting, or malicious payloads have been publicly disclosed. Consequently, the exact phishing lure and victim profile remain uncertain. Defenders should block both the domain and its associated IP at network perimeters, enforce DNS filtering for the sub‑domain, and monitor for any outbound connections to the address. Ongoing forensic analysis of traffic patterns and any harvested samples is recommended to confirm the threat vector and support remediation.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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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/lacex-io.wixstudio.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=lacex-io.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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