# PhishDestroy threat dossier — lightchainal.network
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Fetched:   2026-05-14 10:21:56 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/lightchainal.network/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 84/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: wallet_connect_phish
Targeted brand: coinmarketcap (and: revolut, telegram, twitter)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CRDF, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      64.29.17.1 (US, Walnut)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       NameSilo, LLC

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!!
NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about
received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com)
for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our
X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence.
Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket —
NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received.
Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter
  https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed

Nameservers:     ns1.vercel-dns.com, ns2.vercel-dns.com
Registered:      2025-09-12
Expires:         2026-09-12
Page title:      Lightchain Protocol AI - Lightchain.ai
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-09-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-09-16 15:03:00 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-14 10:12:44 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-09 01:14:29 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/019953b1-4108-76d0-8545-a8fed0a47f0f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/lightchainal.network
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.lightchainal.network
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=lightchainal.network
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/lightchainal.network
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/lightchainal.network/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:21:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies lightchainal.network as a low-risk generic phishing domain. The domain was primarily used to impersonate Lightchain Protocol AI, potentially targeting users with deceptive content to harvest credentials or sensitive data.

The domain resolved to the IP address 64.29.17.1 and was listed on four security blocklists, with VirusTotal detecting it as suspicious by 2 out of 95 security vendors. The page title "Lightchain Protocol AI - Lightchain.ai" suggests an attempt to mimic a legitimate AI-related service, but the low detection rate indicates limited exposure or a less sophisticated campaign.

Currently, lightchainal.network is taken offline, reducing immediate risk. Users are advised to remain vigilant against phishing attempts and avoid interacting with suspicious domains. Monitoring for similar phishing infrastructure and applying standard security measures like multi-factor authentication and domain filtering can further mitigate risk.

## 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/lightchainal.network/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=lightchainal.network
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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