# PhishDestroy threat dossier — startcom-ledgecdn.wixstudio.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-03 14:56:12 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/startcom-ledgecdn.wixstudio.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 62/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: Ledger

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Cluster25, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      34.144.206.118 (US, Kansas City)
ASN:             ASAS396982 GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM - Google LLC, US
Hosting org:     AS396982 Google LLC
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["dns1.p08.nsone.net", "dns2.p08.nsone.net", "dns3.p08.nsone.net", "dns4.p08.nsone.net"]
Page title:      Ledger.com/Start® | Getting Started — Ledger®
HTTP response:   404

## 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: 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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First detected:    2026-07-01 15:17:03 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-03 16:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-01 18:17:51 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/019f1dd1-97a4-72ca-87e7-8e69ca9d0c4e/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/startcom-ledgecdn.wixstudio.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.startcom-ledgecdn.wixstudio.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=startcom-ledgecdn.wixstudio.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/startcom-ledgecdn.wixstudio.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/startcom-ledgecdn.wixstudio.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-01 15:24:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, startcom-ledgecdn.wixstudio.com, is under investigation for credential theft phishing activity targeting users through deceptive login portals. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is designed to harvest account credentials by mimicking legitimate authentication interfaces, potentially affecting corporate or personal accounts. The domain currently resolves to the IP address 34.144.206.118 and remains operational, suggesting ongoing malicious intent.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain is hosted on a content delivery network associated with a website builder platform, which may explain its low detection rate. As of the latest scan, VirusTotal reports 0/95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, indicating it has evaded widespread detection. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common provider for both legitimate and malicious sites, and no historical blocklist entries or creation date anomalies have been identified. The lack of prior alerts suggests this may be a newly deployed or low-volume campaign.  Users who have visited startcom-ledgecdn.wixstudio.com or entered credentials on any page hosted under this domain should immediately reset passwords for all potentially exposed accounts, particularly those sharing the same credentials. Enable multi-factor authentication where available to mitigate unauthorized access. Monitor financial and communication accounts for suspicious activity, as stolen credentials may be exploited for follow-up attacks. Organizations should block the domain and associated IP (34.144.206.118) at the network level to prevent further exposure. If corporate credentials were entered, report the incident to internal security teams for forensic analysis.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 5/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       f4feb61d53bc0de67557513853fa54f1
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/startcom-ledgecdn.wixstudio.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=startcom-ledgecdn.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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