# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ledger-live-connects.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-17 17:07:14 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ledger-live-connects.com/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 23 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Ledger

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, SOCRadar, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-02-21
HTTP response:   530

## 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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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:22:39 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-24 07:40:25 UTC (STALE — 23 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-04-11 12:16:18 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 23 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 23 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019bb281-7f2c-7535-a182-9265640310fd/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/ledger-live-connects.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ledger-live-connects.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ledger-live-connects.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ledger-live-connects.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ledger-live-connects.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:57:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies ledger-live-connects.com as a high-risk brand impersonation threat targeting Ledger users. This domain attempts to deceive victims by mimicking the official Ledger brand, potentially leading to credential theft or financial loss.

Supporting intelligence reveals that ledger-live-connects.com was registered on February 21, 2026, and is currently active. It has been flagged by 11 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears on three separate security blocklists, indicating widespread recognition of its malicious intent.

Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with ledger-live-connects.com and to verify URLs carefully when accessing Ledger services. PhishDestroy continues to monitor the domain’s activity and recommends maintaining updated security software and awareness to mitigate exposure to this ongoing phishing threat.

## 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/ledger-live-connects.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ledger-live-connects.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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