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bellona.org

Category: Nonprofit & Advocacy

Scanned: May 27, 2026, 05:14 AM UTC · First seen: May 27, 2026 · Threat Engines: 4 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
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Screenshot of bellona.org Captured May 27, 2026
https://bellona.org
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28 years
Moderately Popular - #137,690 Tranco rank (100K–1M monthly visitors)
Flagged by 4 of 91 engines
✓ Valid (TLS)
Redpill Linpro
Oslo, Norway
Apache
WordPress
185.47.40.253
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered April 20, 1998
Expires April 19, 2027
Name Servers ns1.vhosting.no
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Redpill Linpro
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
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4 of 91 engines flagged this website Flagged by 4 security vendors at the time of scanning
Not flagged Flagged
Flagged by 4 of 91 engines
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kit.fontawesome.com/b39593ffb7.js 15.0 KB No threats
bellona.org/publications-and-archive 46.8 KB No threats
bellona.org/employees 47.4 KB No threats
bellona.org/feed 184.3 KB No threats
bellona.org/events 46.5 KB No threats
bellona.org/?p=38269 59.8 KB No threats
bellona.org/?p=37865 57.1 KB No threats
bellona.org/?p=38260 71.7 KB No threats
bellona.org/?p=36155 56.2 KB No threats
bellona.org/?p=38215 56.1 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
420
External Links
All Clean
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Iframes
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62
Referenced Domains
2 Flagged
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Flagged Resources
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bellona.orgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
spb.org.ruFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://bellona.org/assets/sites/4/8663711994_78af3810aa_b-320x213.jpgNot flagged
http://bellona.org/assets/sites/4/8663717990_e094ab6ca8_b-320x213.jpgNot flagged
http://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/2014-09-russia-reveals-burgeoning-amounts-damaged-spent-nuke-fuel-plans-reprocess-faltering-mayak-facilityNot flagged
http://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/2016-04-chernobyl-snap-shots-a-history-frozen-in-radiation-30-years-agoNot flagged
http://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/2017-05-in-historic-move-andreyeva-bay-fuel-is-finally-packing-upNot flagged
http://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/nuclear-russia/2013-05-the-enduring-glow-of-a-radiation-disaster-villagers-near-russias-mayak-still-struggle-to-survive-on-contaminated-landsNot flagged
http://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/radioactive-waste-and-spent-nuclear-fuel/2011-03-new-italian-nuclear-waste-ship-expected-in-murmansk-as-hopes-for-nuclear-icebreaker-fleet-meltNot flagged
http://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/radwaste-storage-at-nuclear-fuel-cycle-plants-in-russia/2008-10-chelyabinsk-region-commemorates-the-kyshtym-disaster-chernobyls-secret-older-brotherNot flagged
http://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/radwaste-storage-at-nuclear-fuel-cycle-plants-in-russia/2011-12-russias-infamous-reprocessing-plant-mayak-never-stopped-illegal-dumping-of-radioactive-waste-into-nearby-river-poisoning-residents-newly-disclosed-court-Not flagged
http://bellona.org/news/russian-human-rights-issues/russian-ngo-law/2015-09-russian-ngo-leader-flees-to-france-amid-possible-treason-chargesNot flagged
http://bellona.org/news/russian-human-rights-issues/russian-ngo-law/2015-10-two-decades-of-legal-harassment-dissolve-bellona-murmansk-as-a-russian-ngo-but-it-will-continue-its-workNot flagged
http://bellona.org/news/russian-human-rights-issues/russian-ngo-law/2017-01-environmental-right-center-bellona-called-a-foreign-agent-casting-doubt-future-of-nuclear-cleanup-in-russiaNot flagged
http://bellona.org/publication/the-russian-northern-fleet-sources-of-radioactive-contaminationNot flagged
http://bellona.org/turbine%20generators%20for%20units%203%e2%80%934%20of%20the%20leningrad%20npp-2.%20on%20december%2011,%20kommersant,%20citing%20unnamed%20sources,%20reported%20the%20possible%20supply%20of%20turbine%20generators%20for%20the%20under-constuNot flagged
http://bellona.org/work-areas/russian-human-rights-issues/nikitin-caseNot flagged
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bellona.orgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
spb.org.ruFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
bellona.noNot flagged
bellona.us9.list-manage.comNot flagged
climate.ec.europa.euNot flagged
content.time.comNot flagged
de.bellona.orgNot flagged
english.nv.uaNot flagged
etc.bellona.orgNot flagged
eu.bellona.orgNot flagged
gmpg.orgNot flagged
jamestown.orgNot flagged
kit.fontawesome.comNot flagged
navalinstitute.com.auNot flagged
network.bellona.orgNot flagged
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<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/about-bellona\/embed#?secret%3D2vtqbSw50W\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BAbout Bellona&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"2vtqbSw50W\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/about-bellona\/vacancies\/embed#?secret%3DUOk94bCcIO\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BJoin our teams &#8211%3B Open vacancies&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"UOk94bCcIO\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/departments\/embed#?secret%3DRv7jS9PAu5\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BDepartments&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"Rv7jS9PAu5\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/embed#?secret%3DNPRxOXEDj5\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BBellona Foundation&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"NPRxOXEDj5\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/employees\/embed#?secret%3DJYrO0QqrIc\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BEmployees&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"JYrO0QqrIc\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/events\/embed#?secret%3DUIDulat1zY\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BEvents&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"UIDulat1zY\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/latest-news\/embed#?secret%3DkCl5QFFdGC\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BLatest News&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"kCl5QFFdGC\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/news\/arctic\/2026-05-arctic-gas-disrupted-and-tankers-detained-new-risks-for-russias-northern-energy-strategy-the-new-arctic-digest-is-out\/embed#?secret%3D6JWkjOIjKS\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BArctic gas disrupted and tankers detained: new risks for Russia\u2019s northern energy strategy\u2014the new Arctic Digest is out&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"6JWkjOIjKS\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/news\/nuclear-issues\/2026-04-after-chernobyl-we-said-never-again-then-came-the-war\/embed#?secret%3DabZfGwGULc\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BAfter Chernobyl we said &#8216%3Bnever again.&#8217%3B Then came the war.&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"abZfGwGULc\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/news\/nuclear-issues\/2026-05-questionable-licenses-delays-and-obscured-construction-data-and-more-in-bellonas-new-nuclear-digest\/embed#?secret%3DIJpwuL7xC8\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BQuestionable licenses,\u00a0delays, and\u00a0obscured construction\u00a0data and more in Bellona\u2019s new nuclear digest\u00a0&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"IJpwuL7xC8\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/news\/nuclear-issues\/nuclear-russia\/2026-04-the-curious-secretive-case-of-the-kursk-ii-nuclear-power-plants-weird-data\/embed#?secret%3DgDUnMEqhAj\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BThe curious, secretive case of the Kursk II nuclear power plant\u2019s weird data&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"gDUnMEqhAj\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/publication\/decarbonising-plastics-a-review-of-potential-decarbonisation-pathways-of-plastic-production-and-end-of-life-treatment\/embed#?secret%3Ds93mQlNK21\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BDecarbonising Plastics: A review of potential decarbonisation pathways of plastic production and end-of-life treatment&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"s93mQlNK21\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/publication\/ecoboost-an-environmentally-focused-russian-influence-network-targets-norway\/embed#?secret%3D8vxS9u6oJY\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BEcoBoost: An Environmentally Focused Russian Influence Network Targets Norway&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"8vxS9u6oJY\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/publication\/eliminating-russias-nuclear-legacy\/embed#?secret%3DKu0tGVky27\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BEliminating Russia\u2019s Nuclear Legacy&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"Ku0tGVky27\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/bellona.org\/publication\/policy-brief-eu-leverage-in-the-arctic-climate-leadership-in-a-high-stakes-region\/embed#?secret%3DId4w6mFKPA\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BPolicy Brief \u2013 EU leverage in the Arctic: Climate leadership in a high-stakes region&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Bellona.org\" data-secret%3D\"Id4w6mFKPA\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
bellona.org Overview

Description of bellona.org

bellona.org appears to be the website of the Bellona Foundation, an international environmental non-governmental organization focused on climate, pollution, ecosystems, and nuclear-related issues. The homepage branding, page title, and visible navigation suggest the site publishes news, research, policy material, event information, and organizational details for an international audience.

Based on the visible content and linked pages, the organization appears to work on environmental advocacy and analysis, with particular attention to nuclear safety, radioactive waste, Arctic policy, and human-rights-related environmental topics. The site includes sections for publications, events, departments, employees, and regional branches such as Oslo, Brussels, Vilnius, and Berlin, which is consistent with a long-established nonprofit or policy-focused institution.

The domain itself has been registered for many years and uses a .org extension, which commonly aligns with nonprofit and advocacy organizations. Taken together, the domain history, branding, and content indicate that this is likely the primary web presence of Bellona International or a closely related Bellona Foundation entity.

Safety Assessment for bellona.org

Scan results are mixed at the time of this scan. A small minority of security engines flagged the domain, with 4 out of 91 reporting malicious or malware-related detections, while the broader set did not flag it. At the same time, the on-site malware crawl reported no flagged files among 100 scanned items, and major blacklist and threat-database checks were largely clean, with only one listed result in a secondary blacklist source.

Several contextual signals lean toward legitimacy rather than opportunistic abuse: the domain is approximately 28 years old, has an established traffic presence, and the visible website content appears consistent with a real environmental organization rather than a phishing page, fake storefront, or malware landing page. The screenshot shows a professionally designed informational site, and the extracted links point to topical articles, publications, and organizational pages. This does not eliminate risk entirely, but it may suggest that the limited detections could be false positives, content-specific reputation issues, or historical associations rather than clear evidence of active harm.

Because multiple security engines did flag the domain, some caution is still warranted, especially for users downloading files or following unfamiliar outbound links. However, based on the combination of long domain age, clean blacklist status across most major sources, and the absence of flagged files in the malware crawl, the site appears more likely to be a legitimate organization with some disputed reputation signals than an actively harmful website. Based on available scan data, no conclusive active threat was confirmed at the time of this scan, though some potential risk indicators were present.

Technical Description

The site was reachable over HTTPS with a valid Let's Encrypt certificate that, at the time of the scan, was set to expire on 2026-07-25. It is hosted on an Apache web server at IP address 185.47.40.253, with hosting attributed to Redpill Linpro in Oslo, Norway. The domain uses nameservers ns1.vhosting.no and ns2.vhosting.no, and WHOIS data indicates a long registration history dating back to 1998.

From a security-configuration perspective, the main notable gap is that DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which may modestly reduce DNS integrity assurances compared with domains that have DNSSEC enabled. No major transport-security failure is evident from the provided data, but the exact TLS protocol details were not available in this scan, so a deeper configuration assessment would require additional testing.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#137,690
Tranco Rank
Moderately Popular
Visitors ~100K–1M/mo
Category: Nonprofit & Advocacy
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 20 May 26
2 cookies detected
Essential0
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
2 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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