Malicious Live Ledger Stealer Execution via Ledger Lives Masquerade via process_creation

PremiumReviewedSigma · High · v1
Product
windows
Category
process_creation
Author
HuntRule
Published
2026-10-17
Updated
2026-10-17

ATT&CK techniques

Defense Evasion → Cred Access
  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Discovery

  8. Lateral Movement

  9. Collection

  10. C2

  11. Exfiltration

  12. Impact

What it detects

This rule detects execution of the Live Ledger stealer disguised as Ledger Lives.exe, a typosquat of the legitimate Ledger Live wallet application. The malware targets cryptocurrency users and exfiltrates wallet material. The near identical process name is intended to blend with the real wallet client and is a reliable signal of the impersonation payload running.

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Malicious Live Ledger Stealer Execution via Ledger Lives Masquerade via process_creation
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