# PhishDestroy threat dossier — photonlab.st
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 00:50:05 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/photonlab.st/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 55/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Gridinsoft

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.151.115 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Gandi
Nameservers:     journey.ns.cloudflare.com, lloyd.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-03-30
Page title:      Photon - Your Trusted Platform for Token Discovery

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-06-21
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 459c02bcf152767e65d4651e21cb5d1ae42845745969ea35f6e70d02f2ed52ec

## 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: 2026-03-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-03-30 14:50:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-21 16:12:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-31 13:07:28 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/019d3e93-b3f2-76fa-8efc-2b86fa334e7e/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/photonlab.st
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.photonlab.st
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=photonlab.st
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/photonlab.st
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/photonlab.st/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-30 14:50:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies photonlab.st as an active fake login phishing domain with an elevated risk level. This domain is designed to mimic a legitimate service, likely targeting users with deceptive login forms to harvest credentials. The threat is currently active and poses a significant risk to unsuspecting visitors. Security researchers and everyday users should treat this domain with extreme caution and avoid interacting with it.

This domain was flagged by 1 of 95 VirusTotal vendors, indicating limited but confirmed malicious activity. Registered through Gandi, photonlab.st was created on March 10, 2026, and resolves to IP 172.67.151.115. The domain holds an SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, which may lend it a false sense of legitimacy. Despite its recent creation, the blocklist count and trust scores remain critically low, further corroborating its malicious nature. The combination of a fresh domain, low vendor detection, and active status underscores the urgency of proactive avoidance.

The current status of photonlab.st is active, with no signs of takedown or remediation. Users should immediately block this domain on their network and devices to prevent accidental exposure. PhishDestroy strongly recommends verifying any interactions with this domain through its threat intelligence platform before proceeding. Additionally, users who may have already entered credentials on this site should change their passwords immediately and enable multi-factor authentication where possible. Security teams should monitor this IP (172.67.151.115) and domain for further malicious activity, as the threat actor behind this campaign may attempt to expand their infrastructure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       4a0db078ccccea3f51618beb8c9e3c24
TLS cert SHA-256:      459c02bcf152767e65d4651e21cb5d1ae42845745969ea35f6e70d02f2ed52ec

## 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/photonlab.st/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=photonlab.st
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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