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/ 100 BETA
Low Risk Technology
.com websites

wired.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
33 years
Hosted in
United States
Last updated Rescan available after 7 days

About wired.com

wired.com went online 33 years ago. It is hosted in United States. Its content suggests it is a Technology website. It is one of the most visited websites worldwide (#565). 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
Nov 20, 1992
Website age
33 years
Category
Technology
Hosted in
United States
Secure connection
Yes
Registered with
CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Page title
WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED

What we checked

Website age 33 years

The domain has existed for 33 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 #565 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 CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

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

Technical details for experts
Server address
166.117.251.134
Network
AS16509 · AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc.
Certificate
DV Amazon
Certificate expires
Nov 21, 2026
Last changed
Feb 2, 2026
Response code
200
DNS A
166.117.251.134
52.223.6.210
DNS AAAA
2600:9000:a41b:ef95:eff:32b3:411c:f36c
2600:9000:a707:a46c:560f:b721:9702:d75e
DNS MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
DNS NS
ns-1116.awsdns-11.org
ns-1935.awsdns-49.co.uk
ns-28.awsdns-03.com
ns-836.awsdns-40.net
DNS TXT
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MS=ms32964175
MS=ms43391860
ZOOM_verify_PeuZagN7TzybBaD-uxsGAw
_globalsign-domain-verification=5gwbTrtjX4CPebqVSR8L6SpOvnf_3_6K7X0z_Izh9q
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