# PhishDestroy threat dossier — trade-tetherapps.wixstudio.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-28 21:00:16 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/trade-tetherapps.wixstudio.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Credential Phishing

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, Cluster25, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["dns1.p08.nsone.net", "dns2.p08.nsone.net", "dns3.p08.nsone.net", "dns4.p08.nsone.net"]
Registered:      2026-06-08
Page title:      Tether | Login®

## 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: 2026-06-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-09 05:19:39 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-08 18:31:38 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-28 20:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-10 06:51:25 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-26 01:10:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, trade-tetherapps.wixstudio.com, operates as a credential harvesting phishing site designed to mimic legitimate cryptocurrency wallet login interfaces. The site presents itself as an official portal for Tether transactions, using a fabricated login page to trick users into submitting sensitive account credentials, including usernames, passwords, and potentially two-factor authentication codes. Such stolen credentials are typically exploited for unauthorized fund transfers or sold on underground markets, posing significant financial risk to victims.  Analysis indicates the domain was registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC on June 08, 2026, an unusually future-dated registration that may suggest domain spoofing or administrative error. Infrastructure analysis reveals the site was hosted on Wix Studio infrastructure, leveraging technologies including React, Google Cloud CDN, and HTTP/3 for delivery, while employing a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate to appear legitimate. Detection data shows the domain was flagged by 6 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, with additional blocking by three major security blocklists including PhishDestroy and PhishingArmy.  Users who visited trade-tetherapps.wixstudio.com should immediately revoke any entered credentials and enable multi-factor authentication on all cryptocurrency accounts. Monitor financial statements for unauthorized transactions and consider reporting the incident to relevant fraud authorities. The domain has since been taken offline, but similar threats may persist under different addresses. Exercise caution with unsolicited login prompts and verify domain authenticity before entering sensitive information.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       9dae2d380288ac898efffb0f06444e23

## 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/trade-tetherapps.wixstudio.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=trade-tetherapps.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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