io-ledger-com--start.pages.dev impersonated Ledger behind the title "How to Set up Ledger Portfolio & Wallet App". It targeted people setting up a Ledger hardware wallet or its companion app. The hostname packs "io", "ledger" and "com" together to look like an official address, but it is a free Cloudflare Pages subdomain. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-07. The site has been offline since 2026-09-16, and the hosting provider had blocked its content as of 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Fake Ledger setup guides catch users at a vulnerable moment, when they expect to follow on-screen instructions with a new device. Pages like this typically walk the victim through a fake onboarding flow. That flow ends in a request to type in the 24-word recovery phrase, or in a download of a counterfeit wallet app that collects it. Ledger never asks for the recovery phrase on a website or in software. Anyone who has the phrase can rebuild the wallet elsewhere and empty every account it controls, and stolen funds cannot be recovered.
Evidence
On 2026-09-17, 11 of 89 VirusTotal engines flagged the site. The flagging vendors included alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safe Browsing and Kaspersky. Google Safe Browsing classed it as social engineering, which triggers browser warnings for visitors. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and matched the page to the Ledger brand. Beyond PhishDestroy, the MetaMask and SEAL blocklists also list it, so wallet software and security responders can block it directly.
Infrastructure
The subdomain was created on 2026-08-06, about a month before PhishDestroy caught it, so it had a window of several weeks to reach victims. It was served through Cloudflare Pages on Cloudflare network address 188.114.97.9, geolocated to Canada. Free static hosting like this lets operators launch lookalike pages quickly and replace them once they are taken down. Variants under other pages.dev names should be expected.
What to do
If you typed your recovery phrase into this page, treat the wallet as compromised. Set up a new device or reset your Ledger with a fresh phrase, then move any remaining funds there immediately. A leaked phrase cannot be secured or changed. If you installed software from the page, uninstall it, run a full malware scan, and download Ledger's app only through the official channel. If you connected a wallet and signed anything, review and revoke unfamiliar token approvals. Defenders should block this hostname and watch for similar "ledger" subdomains on pages.dev and other free hosting platforms.
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Phishing site impersonating Ledger: https://io-ledger-com--start.pages.dev/
Basis: a credential-harvesting or wallet-connect flow was confirmed on the live page; independently corroborated by 1 external source(s) (urlscan:verdict(score=100)). Hosted on Cloudflare Pages. First se
1 report filed for io-ledger-com--start.pages.dev (1 written by a person) · category: Phishing · source checked
“Phishing site impersonating Ledger: https://io-ledger-com--start.pages.dev/
Basis: a credential-harvesting or wallet-connect flow was confirmed on the live page; independently corroborated by 1 external source(s) (urlscan:verdict(score=100)). Hosted on Cloudflare Pages. First seen 2026-08-05 23:00:28; last confirmed live 2026-09-07 02:46:05.
The site was confirmed live at the time of reporting. Reported by an automated phishing-monitoring pipeline; official Ledger domains are excluded from rep”
— reported by Anonymous on Sep 7, 2026 · Source: ChainAbuse (TRM Labs) — full report and evidence there.
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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
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카드 동결 피싱 사이트에 은행 계좌 정보를 입력한 경우
보고서를 작성하기 위해 어떤 정보를 수집해야 할까요?
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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 io-ledger-com--start.pages.dev)
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.
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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
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