start-ledger.org is an impersonation phishing page that dresses itself in Cloudflare branding while its domain name borrows the word "ledger", a combination built to catch crypto users. PhishDestroy first detected it on 2026-09-11. The site has been offline since 2026-09-23, and its DNS was still inactive when we last checked on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
The page carried the title "Suspected Phishing | Cloudflare", which mimics the interstitial warning Cloudflare shows on flagged sites. A trusted security brand lowers a visitor's guard, so whatever the page asks next feels like a routine check. Pages of this type then push visitors toward a wallet connection, a seed phrase prompt or a copied command, and the result is stolen credentials or drained funds. The title shows a Cloudflare "Suspected Phishing" notice, and we classified the domain as impersonation phishing.
Evidence
Sixteen of 89 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain as of 2026-09-20. They include BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar and Chong Lua Dao. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and recognised generic Cloudflare branding on the page. Spamhaus lists the domain in its DBL as phishing. Both MetaMask and the SEAL blocklist carry it alongside PhishDestroy, which shows wallet-security teams saw it as a crypto threat. The domain also appears in 15 AlienVault OTX threat pulses.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-08-06 through Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu, 36 days before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap fits a domain bought and then put to use for a short campaign. It resolved to Cloudflare, Inc. network space geolocated to Canada, so the page impersonated the same provider that fronted it. Its TLS certificate came from Google Trust Services (WE1), which put a padlock in the browser bar but says nothing about whether the site is legitimate.
What to do
If you connected a wallet on this site, revoke any token approvals it obtained and move your assets to a fresh wallet. If you typed a recovery phrase into it, treat that wallet as compromised and transfer everything out immediately. Anyone who entered a password should change it and turn on app-based 2FA. Be wary of any "Cloudflare" check that asks you to paste a command or sign a transaction, because real Cloudflare checks never do. Defenders should block the domain, search DNS and proxy logs for visits between 2026-08-06 and 2026-09-23, and alert on lookalike pages that use Cloudflare warning titles.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Primary outcomeDNS 非活动reason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation未知Probe Inconclusive20%2026-10-19 01:16:28 UTC
RDAP registration未知
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-09-22 10:00:51 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-09-22 10:00:51 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 198.23hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-09-26 13:07:53 UTC · precision low · basis bounded
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.
技术 · 2 identified
Cloudflare
CDN
Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.
We are writing to report a phishing website at start-ledger[.]org that impersonates Ledger, the maker of hardware cryptocurrency wallets, in order to steal from the people it deceives. This is fraud built on a stolen identity, not a quarrel over a name.
Cloudflare, which sits in
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2 reports filed for start-ledger.org (1 written by a person) · category: Phishing · source checked
“We are writing to report a phishing website at start-ledger[.]org that impersonates Ledger, the maker of hardware cryptocurrency wallets, in order to steal from the people it deceives. This is fraud built on a stolen identity, not a quarrel over a name.
Cloudflare, which sits in front of the domain, already treats it as dangerous: anyone who opens the address is met by Cloudflare's own red warning reading "This website has been reported for potential phishing", with a Learn More button and an I”
— reported by Anonymous on Sep 12, 2026 · Source: ChainAbuse (TRM Labs) — full report and evidence there.
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After a phishing incident
针对受害者的建议与指导
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
我应该立即采取什么措施？
紧急
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
更改所有密码 — 电子邮件、Exchange 账户，以及任何使用同一密码的账户
启用双因素认证 使用身份验证器应用（而非短信）。禁用基于短信的恢复功能
冻结卡片 如果您在钓鱼网站上输入了银行信息
我应该为报告收集哪些信息？
联邦调查局（FBI）指南
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.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
当地警方 — 即使无法立即采取行动，也能留下正式记录
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?
虚假网站 — 与正规网站完全一致的克隆网站，仅域名略有改动
猪的屠宰 — 通过Telegram/WhatsApp/交友软件花数周时间建立信任，随后钱被骗走
退款诈骗 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
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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