# PhishDestroy threat dossier — linea.ceo
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Fetched:   2026-05-25 07:59:55 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/linea.ceo/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation (Linea)
Targeted brand: Linea (and: metamask)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Lionic, Seclookup, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      154.12.61.33 (HK, Hong Kong)
ASN:             ASAS979 NETLAB-SDN, US
Hosting org:     AS979 NetLab Global
Registrar:       Go Daddy, LLC
Nameservers:     ns43.domaincontrol.com, ns44.domaincontrol.com
Registered:      2025-07-29
Expires:         2026-07-29
Page title:      LINEA
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: 2025-07-29 (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:    2025-09-03 13:17:27 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-24 19:25:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-28 06:50:14 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/0199105e-1f51-763f-a287-1bc2a9d46f6b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/linea.ceo
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.linea.ceo
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=linea.ceo
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/linea.ceo
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/linea.ceo/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:57:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies linea.ceo as a high-risk phishing domain designed to impersonate the trusted Linea brand. This deception poses significant danger by attempting to steal sensitive personal or financial information from unsuspecting users.

This phishing operation works by mimicking the legitimate Linea site with a page titled "LINEA" to appear authentic and trustworthy. Despite being flagged as SOCIAL_ENGINEERING by Google Safe Browsing and listed on multiple security blocklists, the site resolved to IP 154.12.61.33 and was hosted via Go Daddy before being taken offline.

If you have visited linea.ceo, immediately review any submitted information for potential compromise and change your credentials on the real Linea platform. Run antivirus scans and monitor accounts for suspicious activity. Always verify URLs carefully to avoid such brand impersonation scams.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       9054a6d9b19b58e53b480bda74b0794a78ac8b0d683ccf66968d00311833b2cd

## 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/linea.ceo/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=linea.ceo
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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