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/ 100 BETA
Low Risk News
.com websites

bbc.com looks legitimate based on our checks.

Likely safe. As always, check the address bar before entering sensitive data.

Security check
None detected
Visitors
Very Popular
Website age
37 years
Hosted in
United States
Last updated

About bbc.com

bbc.com went online 37 years ago. It is hosted in United States. Its content suggests it is a News website. It is one of the most visited websites worldwide (#215). None of the security databases we monitor list it. Its connection is encrypted (padlock in the address bar) — good, though scam sites can have this too.

Key facts

Online since
Jul 15, 1989
Website age
37 years
Category
News
Hosted in
United States
Secure connection
Yes
Registered with
Tucows Domains Inc.
Page title
BBC Home | Breaking News, World News, US News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio

What we checked

Website age 37 years

The domain has existed for 37 years. Long-lived domains are less likely to be throwaway scam sites, although old domains can be bought or hijacked.

Visitors Very Popular

This site ranks #215 among the most visited websites worldwide (Tranco list). Scam sites rarely reach this level of traffic.

Security databases None detected

No security vendor or threat feed we check currently lists this domain. New scams are often not listed yet, so treat this as one signal among many.

Hosting country United States

The website is hosted on a server in United States. The hosting location says little on its own, but it should fit where the business claims to be.

Registered with Tucows Domains Inc.

The domain is registered through Tucows Domains Inc.. If you were scammed, the registrar can receive abuse reports and may suspend the domain.

Technical details for experts
Server address
151.101.0.81
Network
AS54113 · FASTLY
Certificate
OV GlobalSign nv-sa
Certificate expires
Jan 24, 2027
Last changed
Jul 6, 2021
Response code
200
DNS A
151.101.0.81
151.101.128.81
151.101.192.81
151.101.64.81
DNS AAAA
2a04:4e42:200::81
2a04:4e42:400::81
2a04:4e42:600::81
2a04:4e42::81
DNS MX
10 cluster8.eu.messagelabs.com
20 cluster8a.eu.messagelabs.com
DNS NS
ddns0.bbc.co.uk
ddns0.bbc.com
ddns1.bbc.co.uk
ddns1.bbc.com
dns0.bbc.co.uk
dns0.bbc.com
dns1.bbc.co.uk
dns1.bbc.com
DNS TXT
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airtable-verification=b1a394c872dd6721d39a1d91cc96080d
atlassian-domain-verification=SQsgJ5h/FqwMTXuSG/G4Nd1Gx6uX2keREOsZSa22D5XT46EsEuyaic8Aej4cR4Tr
atlassian-sending-domain-verification=da3721b6-1d2c-4c32-bf01-b792667aeb4d
docker-verification=f89691bb-7bdd-4bc1-9673-57454d6d9c42
docusign=57499c1f-9099-463b-a5bd-cb7583816d78
docusign=75217687-3ba0-49bb-bb3b-482d888493af

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