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hacksplaining.com

Category: Information Technology, Information, Computer Security

Scanned: Jul 23, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC · First seen: Jul 23, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of hacksplaining.com Captured Jul 23, 2026
https://hacksplaining.com
Screenshot of hacksplaining.com
10 years
Low Popularity - #707,346 Tranco rank (<100K monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Vercel, Inc
Walnut, United States
Vercel
Unknown
216.150.1.193
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Amazon Registrar, Inc.
Registered December 12, 2015
Expires December 12, 2026
Name Servers ns1.vercel-dns.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Vercel, Inc
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
58 files scanned
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www.hacksplaining.com.http-redirect 94 B No threats
www.hacksplaining.com/teams 259.2 KB No threats
www.hacksplaining.com/dpa 157.8 KB No threats
www.hacksplaining.com/book 41.8 KB No threats
www.hacksplaining.com/subprocessors 100.2 KB No threats
www.hacksplaining.com/owasp 161.3 KB No threats
www.hacksplaining.com/teams#pricing 259.2 KB No threats
www.hacksplaining.com/teams#features 172.9 KB No threats
www.hacksplaining.com/terms 46.1 KB No threats
www.hacksplaining.com/teams#faq 172.8 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
331
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
16
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://hacksplaining.com/../../Not flagged
http://hacksplaining.com/../../_app/immutable/assets/0.DEP6FV-P.cssNot flagged
http://hacksplaining.com/../../_app/immutable/assets/4.CM8fxhMz.cssNot flagged
http://hacksplaining.com/../../_app/immutable/assets/Browser.Yc4ZpfXn.cssNot flagged
http://hacksplaining.com/../../_app/immutable/assets/Caption.C2GAryQq.cssNot flagged
http://hacksplaining.com/../../_app/immutable/assets/Code.DbgsfEOG.cssNot flagged
http://hacksplaining.com/../../_app/immutable/assets/InoffensiveLesson.CTpR0YCZ.cssNot flagged
http://hacksplaining.com/../../_app/immutable/assets/Lesson.0yS4K0k9.cssNot flagged
http://hacksplaining.com/../../_app/immutable/assets/Lesson.BEVWGiKu.cssNot flagged
http://hacksplaining.com/../../_app/immutable/assets/Lesson.Bc0kLHI4.cssNot flagged
http://hacksplaining.com/../../_app/immutable/assets/Lesson.Bcls7KXV.cssNot flagged
http://hacksplaining.com/../../_app/immutable/assets/Lesson.CO_YMBdY.cssNot flagged
http://hacksplaining.com/../../_app/immutable/assets/Lesson.CfGkHbrJ.cssNot flagged
http://hacksplaining.com/../../_app/immutable/assets/Lesson.D5X5uAkL.cssNot flagged
http://hacksplaining.com/../../_app/immutable/assets/Lesson.DVsdATOH.cssNot flagged
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www.hacksplaining.comNot flagged
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hacksplaining.com Overview

Description of hacksplaining.com

Hacksplaining appears to be an educational cybersecurity website focused on secure coding training. Based on the page title, metadata, and homepage content, it offers interactive lessons that teach users how common web attacks work and how to defend against them, with coverage of topics such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting, OWASP Top 10 issues, and newer AI-related threats.

The site appears to target software developers, engineering teams, and organizations looking to improve application security awareness. Its branding, lesson-based structure, and references to team training suggest it may be operated as a professional training platform rather than a general blog or forum. Web-classification sources broadly place it in information technology, computer security, and education.

Safety Assessment for hacksplaining.com

The scan results are consistent with a low-risk educational website at the time of this scan. No detections were reported by 0 out of 91 security engines, the malware scan did not flag any files, and external link analysis did not identify flagged outbound domains or iframes. In addition, multiple web-classification providers categorize the domain as information technology, business, or education rather than as a suspicious or deceptive site.

Blacklist and threat-database checks also appeared clean at the time of this scan, including major phishing and malware-oriented databases as well as the checked DNS-based reputation lists. The domain has also been registered for about 10 years, which may modestly reduce concern compared with newly created domains, and the visible content matches the stated purpose of secure coding education rather than showing common phishing or scam patterns.

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

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with hosting and web delivery appearing to be provided through Vercel infrastructure. Nameservers also point to Vercel-managed DNS, and the resolved server IP geolocates to the United States. The site appears to be a modern web application with static asset delivery and no iframe usage observed in the provided scan data.

DNSSEC is currently unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No major technical security concerns were indicated in the provided scan results beyond that general observation.

HTTP Redirect Chain
308 https://hacksplaining.com/
200 https://www.hacksplaining.com/
Website Insights
#707,346
Tranco Rank
Moderately Popular
Visitors <100K/mo
Category: Information Technology, Information, Computer Security
Rank History (30 days)
Jun 15 Jul 22
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