ky.gov-lku.cc is on the PhishDestroy blocklist and Spamhaus lists it as a phishing domain. Its name opens with "ky.gov", which reads like the Kentucky state government domain, but the real registered name is gov-lku.cc under the .cc extension. PhishDestroy first saw it on 2026-10-07. When last checked on 2026-10-19 the site's content could not be reached.
How the scam works
The page title only repeats the hostname, so it gives no clue about what the site showed. The risk comes from the name. Lookalike addresses that put a familiar government domain at the start of the hostname rely on people reading only the first few characters. Such sites typically ask for personal details, login credentials or a small payment for a supposed fine, fee or account issue. Anything typed into a page like this goes to whoever runs the domain, not to a government agency.
Evidence
On 2026-10-07, 14 of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain, including alphaMountain.ai, ArcSight Threat Intelligence, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet and G-Data. That is a modest share of engines, but the vendors are independent of each other and agree. Spamhaus DBL lists the domain under its phishing category (DBL_PHISH), which is a separate confirmation from our own blocklist entry.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Dynadot Inc on 2026-03-30, about six months before PhishDestroy first saw it. A name can sit unused that long before it is put into a campaign. It resolves to 47.84.28.89 on the Alibaba (US) Technology Co., Ltd. network, located in Singapore. That location has no link to Kentucky or any US state government.
What to do
If you reached this domain from a text message or email, do not reply and do not open the link again. If you entered a password, change it on the real service and on any account that uses the same password, then turn on two-factor authentication. If you entered card or bank details, contact your bank to block the card and dispute any charges. If you shared identity details such as a date of birth or ID number, watch for identity misuse. Defenders should block ky.gov-lku.cc and the address 47.84.28.89 at DNS, proxy and mail gateways. They should also search logs for earlier visits and treat ky.gov-style lookalike hostnames on unrelated extensions as phishing indicators.
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After a phishing incident
피해자를 위한 권고 사항 및 조언
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
지금 당장 어떻게 해야 할까요?
긴급
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
모든 비밀번호 변경 — 이메일, 익스체인지 계정 등, 동일한 비밀번호를 사용하는 모든 것
2단계 인증 활성화 인증 앱(SMS 제외)을 사용합니다. SMS 기반 복구 기능을 비활성화하세요.
카드 동결 피싱 사이트에 은행 계좌 정보를 입력한 경우
보고서를 작성하기 위해 어떤 정보를 수집해야 할까요?
FBI 지침
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
정확한 날짜 및 시간 — 각 거래 내역 및 사기범과의 첫 접촉 시점
스크린샷 — 사기 웹사이트, 채팅 메시지, 이메일, 지갑 거래, 소셜 미디어
모든 URL 및 도메인 사기꾼이 사용한 (다음과 같은 것들을 포함하여 ky.gov-lku.cc)
커뮤니케이션 — 사기꾼이 사용한 이메일, 문자, 전화번호, 사용자 이름
비록 모든 세부 사항을 알지 못하더라도 — 어쨌든 신고를 하세요. 부분적인 정보라도 수사에 도움이 됩니다.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
지역 경찰 — 비록 당장 조치를 취할 수는 없더라도 공식 기록을 남깁니다
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
가짜 웹사이트 — 도메인을 약간만 변경한, 정식 사이트와 픽셀 단위로 완벽하게 일치하는 복제 사이트
pig butchering — Telegram·왓츠앱·데이트 앱을 통해 몇 주에 걸쳐 신뢰를 쌓은 뒤, 돈을 훔쳐갔다
회복 사기 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
AI를 이용한 사기 — 딥페이크, 자동화된 피싱, AI로 생성된 사이트 등으로 인해 사기 행각을 적발하기가 더 어려워지고 있다
앞으로 어떻게 하면 스스로를 지킬 수 있을까요?
공식 사이트 즐겨찾기 추가 — 이메일, DM 또는 광고에 포함된 링크는 절대 클릭하지 마세요
도메인 확인 — 확인하기 PhishDestroy 상호작용을 시작하기 전에 HTTPS, 맞춤법, 도메인 등록 기간을 확인하세요.
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
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