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bbci.co.uk

Category: News & Media

Scanned: Jun 26, 2026, 04:20 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 26, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
89 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of bbci.co.uk Captured Jun 26, 2026
https://bbci.co.uk
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26 years
Very Popular - #3,434 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✗ Invalid / Missing
BBC
London, United Kingdom
Unknown
Unknown
212.58.249.206
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar British Broadcasting Corporation
Registered April 2, 2000
Expires April 2, 2028
Name Servers ddns0.bbc.co.uk 148.163.199.1 2607:f740:e04e::1
DNSSEC Unknown
Hosting BBC
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
8 files scanned
No threats
5
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
3
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
www.bbc.co.uk/alba 401.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.bbc.co.uk/cymru 313.5 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.bbc.co.uk/# 795.3 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.bbc.co.uk.http-redirect 79 B No threats
www.bbc.co.uk/bbcnewsletter 158.6 KB No threats
www.bbc.co.uk/contact 123.8 KB No threats
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/watchlist 313.7 KB No threats
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/guidance 307.7 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
686
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
74
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
1
Flagged Resources
Detected
www.newsdesk.lexisnexis.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1%3D2&c2%3D17986528&cv%3D2.0&cj%3D1Not flagged
http://bbci.co.uk/aboutthebbc/documents/bbcmsa2025.pdfNot flagged
http://bbci.co.uk/aboutthebbc/governance/missionNot flagged
http://bbci.co.uk/aboutthebbc/whatwedo/Not flagged
http://bbci.co.uk/actionline/Not flagged
http://bbci.co.uk/albaNot flagged
http://bbci.co.uk/bbcfourNot flagged
http://bbci.co.uk/bbconeNot flagged
http://bbci.co.uk/bbctwoNot flagged
http://bbci.co.uk/bitesizeNot flagged
http://bbci.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6vrywxNot flagged
http://bbci.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z769f4jNot flagged
http://bbci.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zb22gwxNot flagged
http://bbci.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zj3qbdmNot flagged
http://bbci.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjkbcmnNot flagged
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www.newsdesk.lexisnexis.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
a1.api.bbc.co.ukNot flagged
academic.oup.comNot flagged
account.bbc.comNot flagged
b.scorecardresearch.comNot flagged
bam.files.bbci.co.ukNot flagged
bbc.github.ioNot flagged
bbc.inNot flagged
bbci.co.ukNot flagged
cdnjs.cloudflare.comNot flagged
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.netNot flagged
downloads.bbc.co.ukNot flagged
feeds.bbci.co.ukNot flagged
flo.uri.shNot flagged
food.files.bbci.co.ukNot flagged
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bbci.co.uk Overview

Description of bbci.co.uk

bbci.co.uk appears to be a core web domain associated with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the UK’s public service broadcaster. The domain structure, registrar information, and linked subdomains suggest it supports a broad range of BBC online services, including news, television, educational resources, governance information, and regional content such as Bitesize, BBC Alba, and other BBC-branded sections.

Based on the domain age, ownership details, and the very strong traffic ranking, this site appears to be part of a long-established media and public-information network rather than a newly created standalone website. It likely serves as infrastructure for BBC web properties and content delivery, operated directly by the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Safety Assessment for bbci.co.uk

The scan results are broadly reassuring. At the time of this scan, 0 out of 91 security engines detected malicious activity, and the checked blacklist and threat-database sources did not report the domain as unsafe. The domain is also long-established, with a registration age of roughly 26 years, which generally aligns with a lower-risk profile when combined with strong traffic visibility and recognizable ownership.

One scanner did report a generic "suspicious" heuristic on a small number of BBC pages and on one referenced external domain. However, this appears to be a low-confidence pattern-based finding rather than corroborated evidence of malware, especially since no security engines detected the domain and the major threat databases were clean at the time of this scan. No flagged external links were reported, and the domain’s IP was not listed on the checked mail-reputation blocklists.

Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain appears to be hosted on BBC-controlled infrastructure in London, United Kingdom, with nameservers and registrar records tied directly to the British Broadcasting Corporation. Its age, ownership continuity, and dedicated DNS setup are consistent with an established institutional web presence rather than disposable hosting.

The main technical concern in this snapshot is that SSL/TLS was reported as invalid or missing, with protocol and certificate expiry details unavailable. For a major public-facing site, that result may reflect a scan limitation, redirect behavior, hostname-specific certificate handling, or a temporary configuration issue rather than a persistent problem, but it is still a point worth verifying. DNSSEC status was also not confirmed in the provided data.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#3,434
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: News & Media
Rank History (30 days)
May 18 Jun 25
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