contributions-ledger.org is an impersonation phishing page that trades on the Ledger name to reach owners of Ledger hardware wallets. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-10-09, three days after the domain was registered. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online and serving content, so it remains a live risk.
How the scam works
The page title reads "Contributions Ledger | 独立した研究シリーズ", Japanese for "independent research series", which presents the site as a research project, while we classify it as Ledger impersonation. Ledger-themed phishing typically borrows the brand's credibility to push visitors toward a fake support, update or verification step. That step asks for the 24-word recovery phrase or a wallet connection. Anyone who hands over the phrase gives the attacker full control of every account derived from that device, and the funds can be swept within minutes.
Evidence
Nine of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain as of 2026-10-13. They include Kaspersky, BitDefender, G-Data, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. That is a minority of engines, but it spans established antivirus vendors and threat-intel feeds. The domain is also listed by MetaMask and the SEAL security alliance alongside PhishDestroy, and it appears in two AlienVault OTX threat pulses. Because wallet-side blocklists are on board, many MetaMask users should see a warning before the page loads.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Cloudflare, Inc. on 2026-10-06 and drew detection within three days. That short gap fits a freshly stood-up campaign domain rather than a long-running site. It resolves to Cloudflare's network, with the address geolocated to Canada. This means the origin server sits behind Cloudflare's proxy and is not directly exposed.
What to do
Never type a Ledger recovery phrase into any website, because Ledger does not ask for it online. If you entered your phrase here, treat the wallet as compromised. Move remaining funds to a newly initialized device with a fresh phrase, and do not reuse the old one. If you connected a wallet or signed anything, revoke token approvals with a reputable approval checker and watch for unexpected transactions. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and proxy level and send abuse reports to Cloudflare as registrar and host.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation활성 콘텐츠Ordinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-19 10:42:03 UTC
RDAP registration알 수 없음
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 10:42:03 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 10:42:03 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
기술 · 3 identified
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보안
HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) informs browsers that the site should only be accessed using HTTPS.
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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 contributions-ledger.org)
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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