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cnn.com

Category: News

Scanned: Apr 26, 2026, 05:13 PM UTC · First seen: Apr 26, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 94 · Times Scanned: 1
98 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of cnn.com Captured Apr 26, 2026
https://cnn.com
Screenshot of cnn.com
32 years
Extremely Popular - #182 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Not listed (94 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Fastly, Inc.
Montreal, Canada
Unknown
Unknown
151.101.195.5
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar NOM-IQ Ltd dba Com Laude
Registered September 22, 1993
Expires September 21, 2027
Name Servers ns-1652.awsdns-14.co.uk
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Fastly, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 94 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
2 files scanned
No threats
2
Low Risk
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Medium Risk
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High Risk
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No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
edition.cnn.com.http-redirect 78 B No threats
edition.cnn.com/# 425 B No threats
External Links & Domains
0
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
0
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
cnn.com Overview

Description of cnn.com

cnn.com appears to be the primary web presence for CNN, a major international news and media organization. The site’s homepage layout, branding, and navigation indicate a broad news portal covering U.S. news, world events, politics, business, health, entertainment, travel, and live video content. The domain categories provided by multiple web-classification sources consistently place it in the news and media segment.

Based on the domain history and branding shown in the screenshot, the website appears to be operated as the official online platform for CNN’s digital publishing activities. Its very high traffic ranking and long registration history are consistent with an established mainstream media property rather than a newly created or temporary site.

Safety Assessment for cnn.com

The available scan results show no detections from 94 out of 94 security engines, no flagged files in the malware scan, and no blacklist hits in the checked threat databases at the time of this scan. The domain is also categorized by multiple web-classification providers as a news or news-and-media website, which aligns with the visible homepage content.

Additional context also supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain has been registered for decades, ranks highly in web traffic measurements, and presents a consistent, professional news portal interface. While no website can be guaranteed risk-free on a permanent basis, there were no indicators in the provided scan data suggesting malware distribution, phishing activity, or blacklist-related concerns.

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

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate and is served through infrastructure associated with a major content delivery network, which is common for large media websites handling significant traffic volumes. The nameservers are hosted through a large cloud DNS provider, and the resolved IP points to edge-hosted delivery infrastructure rather than a small standalone server.

One minor technical note is that DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which means DNS responses may not benefit from that additional layer of authenticity protection. This does not by itself indicate malicious activity, but it is a security-hardening feature that is not enabled based on the provided data. No other significant technical security concerns were evident from the scan details provided.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://cnn.com
200 https://www.cnn.com/
Website Insights
#182
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: News
Rank History (30 days)
Mar 16 Apr 25
4 cookies detected
Essential4
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
4 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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