# PhishDestroy threat dossier — stayconnected.northstate.net
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Fetched:   2026-07-29 16:30:38 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/stayconnected.northstate.net/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE THREAT — multiple warning signs
Composite threat score: 45/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      23.185.0.4 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             AS54113 Fastly, Inc.
Hosting org:     Pantheon
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["dns1.nstel.com", "dns2.nstel.com"]
Page title:      Lumos | High-Speed Fiber Internet Provider in NC, VA and SC
HTTP response:   301

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-08-31
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: b2a87c59a8c69c2910f267bff2954d39c8debcdae7ed2631d76834ed936654bb
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - dvrscheduler.northstate.net
  - insights.northstate.net
  - lumosfiber.com
  - lumosnetworks.com
  - myaccount.northstate.net
  - northstate.net
  - pr.northstate.net
  - rsb.lumosnetworks.com
  - www.lumosfiber.com
  - www.lumosnetworks.com
  - www.northstate.net

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-07-28 14:33:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-29 16:20:23 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-28 14:35:22 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

stayconnected.northstate.net: Generic Phishing Site

The domain stayconnected.northstate.net was registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC. DNS resolution is delegated to dns1.nstel.com and dns2.nstel.com, indicating the use of the NSTEL hosting provider’s name‑server infrastructure. An HTTP request to the root URL returns a 301 permanent redirect, a response pattern frequently observed in phishing campaigns that aim to hide the final landing page behind a redirection step. The domain appears on a single security blocklist and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy service, confirming that at least one anti‑phishing repository has classified the host as malicious. VirusTotal records show that the domain was scanned by 91 antivirus and URL‑reputation engines, none of which reported a detection at the time of analysis.

The absence of detections does not constitute evidence of benign behavior; it merely reflects the current coverage of the scanning engines. No additional data such as page title, SSL certificate details, hosting IP, or threat‑actor attribution is available in the supplied intelligence, leaving the exact content and targeted brand of the site unknown. Consequently, the precise phishing kit or victim‑lure strategy cannot be confirmed. Given the observed redirection, the registrar information, and the blocklist inclusion, the infrastructure aligns with typical generic phishing operations.

Defenders should continue to monitor stayconnected.northstate.net for changes in HTTP response codes, DNS records, and any emergence of detections on additional threat‑intel platforms. Adding the domain to local deny lists, enforcing URL filtering, and sharing the indicator with upstream threat‑sharing communities will reduce exposure. Periodic re‑scanning on VirusTotal or comparable services is recommended to capture any future payload updates.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      b2a87c59a8c69c2910f267bff2954d39c8debcdae7ed2631d76834ed936654bb

## 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/stayconnected.northstate.net/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=stayconnected.northstate.net
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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