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gizmodo.com

Category: News & Media

Scanned: May 30, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC · First seen: May 30, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
93 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of gizmodo.com Captured May 30, 2026
https://gizmodo.com
Screenshot of gizmodo.com
23 years
Very Popular - #1,872 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
WordPress
172.67.74.173
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar OVH, SAS
Registered July 1, 2002
Expires July 1, 2026
Name Servers monika.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Signed
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
88 files scanned
No threats
86
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
2
High Risk
0
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gizmodo.com/amazon-pisses-off-animation-industy-with-ai-animation-fund-2000765057 219.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
gizmodo.com/best-vpn/nordvpn 241.7 KB Flagged: medium risk
cdn.sirdata.eu/youtube-iframe.js 9.0 KB No threats
gizmodo.com/damien-leone-has-his-post-terrifier-plans-in-place-2000765170 210.8 KB No threats
gizmodo.com/anker-solix-e10-review-no-power-no-problem-2000754591 244.0 KB No threats
gizmodo.com/about 137.6 KB No threats
gizmodo.com/best-gaming-budget-work-laptop-macbook-razer-dell-hp-1849814722 244.3 KB No threats
gizmodo.com/airstrikes-on-irans-oil-facilities-spewed-as-much-toxic-sulfur-as-an-erupting-volcano-2000764675 220.1 KB No threats
gizmodo.com/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-explodes-on-launchpad-just-days-after-being-cleared-for-launch-2000765003 219.2 KB No threats
gizmodo.com/australia-launches-1-4-billion-suit-over-3m-forever-chemicals-contamination-at-bases-2000764791 220.9 KB No threats
gizmodo.com/dji-mic-3-creator-microphones-with-charging-case-drop-below-black-friday-pricing-in-final-clearance-push-2000764696 196.1 KB No threats
gizmodo.com/best-tech-gifts-of-2025-2000680379 319.0 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
2392
External Links
2 Flagged
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Iframes
Clean
130
Referenced Domains
2 Flagged
4
Flagged Resources
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aftermath.siteFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
go.nordvpn.netFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://aftermath.site/invincible-robert-kirkman-animation-prime-video/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id%3D20&aff_id%3D106392&url_id%3D906&aff_sub%3DreviewFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://aftermath.site/invincible-robert-kirkman-animation-prime-video/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id%3D20&aff_id%3D106392&url_id%3D906&aff_sub%3DreviewFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://gizmodo.com/${data.post_thumbnail}Not flagged
http://gizmodo.com/${window.iconpath}#bookmark-filledNot flagged
http://gizmodo.com/?utm_source%3DerrorpageNot flagged
http://gizmodo.com/aboutNot flagged
http://gizmodo.com/antivirus/compare/avast-review/Not flagged
http://gizmodo.com/antivirus/compare/avg-review/Not flagged
http://gizmodo.com/antivirus/compare/avira-review/Not flagged
http://gizmodo.com/antivirus/compare/bitdefender-review/Not flagged
http://gizmodo.com/antivirus/compare/norton-review/Not flagged
http://gizmodo.com/antivirus/compare/produit.html?p%3D0QPUhznjZqk%3DNot flagged
http://gizmodo.com/antivirus/compare/produit.html?p%3D1i%2BgYGQa8rk%3DNot flagged
http://gizmodo.com/antivirus/compare/produit.html?p%3D64l4gPbPdDU%3DNot flagged
http://gizmodo.com/antivirus/compare/produit.html?p%3DAXqcS7F%2B4uc%3DNot flagged
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aftermath.siteFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
go.nordvpn.netFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
academic.oup.comNot flagged
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.comNot flagged
apnews.comNot flagged
arstechnica.comNot flagged
asmedigitalcollection.asme.orgNot flagged
atari.comNot flagged
auvio.rtbf.beNot flagged
blogs.egu.euNot flagged
buspatrol.comNot flagged
c.clc2l.comNot flagged
cache.consentframework.comNot flagged
cdn.sirdata.euNot flagged
cdnjs.cloudflare.comNot flagged
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<iframe class%3D"wp-embedded-content" sandbox%3D"allow-scripts" security%3D"restricted" style%3D"position: absolute%3B clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px)%3B" title%3D"&#8220%3BThe Best Gaming Laptops of 2025&#8221%3B &#8212%3B Gizmodo" src%3D"https://gizmodo.com/best-gaming-laptops-2025-1851397916/embed#?secret%3DmoqmeuVlBi#?secret%3D1vcPIlRGWp" data-secret%3D"1vcPIlRGWp" width%3D"500" height%3D"282" frameborder%3D"0" marginwidth%3D"0" marginheight%3D"0" scrolling%3D"no">Not flagged
<iframe title%3D"Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on Florida launch pad" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/N5GpTpog1bQ?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe title%3D"YouTube video player" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/1O90WZJALYc?si%3DMSol0pci2Ug9XnB-" width%3D"560" height%3D"315" frameborder%3D"0" allowfullscreen%3D"allowfullscreen">Not flagged
gizmodo.com Overview

Description of gizmodo.com

Gizmodo appears to be a long-running technology and science news website focused on consumer tech, gadgets, artificial intelligence, space, transportation, security, and related digital culture topics. The homepage and metadata indicate an editorial publication format with news articles, reviews, explainers, and buying guides rather than a transactional service.

Based on the domain name, page title, and visible content, the site serves readers looking for coverage of emerging technology trends and product commentary. It appears to be operated as an established online media property with broad public visibility, which is also supported by its strong traffic ranking and long domain history.

The site also appears to include affiliate-style recommendation content such as VPN and product review pages alongside standard editorial articles. That is common for media publishers and does not by itself indicate abuse, but it does help explain why some outbound links in automated scans may point to third-party marketing or referral destinations.

Safety Assessment for gizmodo.com

The strongest available signals are favorable at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, and the checked blacklist and threat-database sources reported clean results. The domain is also very mature, with a registration history of more than two decades, and the visible page content matches a mainstream editorial news site rather than a phishing page, fake storefront, or malware-delivery landing page.

One automated malware scan labeled the site as suspicious and highlighted two items tied to an article link and an affiliate referral link. However, those findings appear to be low-confidence heuristic detections involving external destinations rather than broad evidence of compromise on gizmodo.com itself. In context, isolated generic heuristic flags without corroboration from security engines or blacklist databases generally carry less weight than a clean multi-engine consensus.

The site’s established reputation, high visibility, clean blacklist status, and zero security-engine detections all reduce the likelihood of immediate risk based on available data. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services, with expiration in August 2026. DNSSEC appears to be enabled, which may help protect DNS integrity. Nameservers are hosted through Cloudflare, and the resolved server IP is also behind Cloudflare infrastructure, indicating use of a major CDN and reverse-proxy service.

From an infrastructure perspective, the setup appears consistent with a large, professionally managed website: long domain age, signed DNS, active certificate, and CDN-backed hosting. No major technical security concerns are evident from the provided data beyond the isolated heuristic flags on a small number of external links.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#1,872
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: News & Media
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 20 May 29
26 cookies detected
Essential24
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
18 1st party cookies
8 3rd party (trackers)
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