# PhishDestroy threat dossier — legal-verification.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-03 18:52:49 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/legal-verification.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 62/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 217.160.0.105 (DE, Frankfurt am Main) ASN: ASAS8560 IONOS-AS IONOS SE, DE Hosting org: AS8560 IONOS SE Registrar: IONOS SE Nameservers: ns1022.ui-dns.org, ns1043.ui-dns.biz, ns1044.ui-dns.de, ns1116.ui-dns.com Registered: 2026-06-29 Expires: 2027-06-29 HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-29 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-01 10:47:53 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-01 09:00:20 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-03 20:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-01 12:17:35 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1cdb-d6c2-7382-92ec-dc017ea04c57/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/legal-verification.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.legal-verification.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=legal-verification.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/legal-verification.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/legal-verification.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-01 10:55:48 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, legal-verification.com, is currently under investigation for posing as a fake legal document verification service. Analysis indicates it may be used to deceive users into submitting sensitive personal or financial information under the guise of legal compliance or document validation. Such schemes often target individuals or businesses with urgent requests for identity verification, tax forms, or legal disclosures, leading to potential identity theft or financial fraud. Infrastructure analysis reveals concrete technical indicators supporting the suspicion. The domain was registered on June 29, 2026, through IONOS SE, a registrar frequently associated with newly created phishing sites. As of the latest scan, it has 0 detections out of 95 security engines on VirusTotal, suggesting it has not yet been widely flagged or analyzed. The domain resolves to the IP address 217.160.0.105, which may host additional suspicious or malicious content. The absence of detections does not imply safety, as many phishing domains remain undetected during their initial deployment phase. If you have visited legal-verification.com or interacted with any communications claiming to originate from it, immediate action is recommended. Do not enter any personal, financial, or login credentials on the site. If you have already submitted information, monitor your accounts for unauthorized activity and consider placing a fraud alert on your credit files. Report the domain to relevant cybersecurity organizations or your local cybercrime unit to aid in further investigation. Additionally, scan your device for malware, as some phishing sites may deploy malicious scripts or payloads even without direct user interaction. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260701-90A7A8 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/legal-verification.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=legal-verification.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 About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,408 domains (13,158 alive under monitoring, 160,432 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io