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thehill.com

Category: News & Media

Scanned: Jun 11, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC · First seen: Jun 11, 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 thehill.com Captured Jun 11, 2026
https://thehill.com
Screenshot of thehill.com
31 years
Very Popular - #2,563 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Fastly, Inc.
Montreal, Canada
Varnish
Unknown
151.101.193.91
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Registered April 22, 1995
Expires April 23, 2027
Name Servers DNS2.CSCDNS.NET
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Fastly, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
3 files scanned
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thehill.com/# 6.4 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
6
External Links
All Clean
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Iframes
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Referenced Domains
All Clean
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Flagged Resources
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http://thehill.com/6zcfgh4h/captcha/captcha.js?a%3Dc&u%3D69ed3c4a-65ed-11f1-a50e-1cfd93698d65&v%3D&m%3D0&h%3DR0VUNot flagged
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https://collector-a.perimeterx.net/api/v2/collector/clientError?r%3DNot flagged
https://instructions.humandemo.zone/disableadblockers.htmlNot flagged
https://instructions.humandemo.zone/enablejavascript.htmlNot flagged
captcha.px-cloud.netNot flagged
collector-a.perimeterx.netNot flagged
instructions.humandemo.zoneNot flagged
thehill.comNot flagged
thehill.com Overview

Description of thehill.com

Thehill.com appears to be the official website of The Hill, a long-running U.S. news and political media outlet focused on national politics, policy, government, business, health, opinion, and current events. The homepage layout shown in the scan features breaking-news headlines, editorial sections, newsletters, and video content, which is consistent with a mainstream digital news publication.

Based on the domain name, site presentation, and long registration history, the website appears to serve as an established media platform for readers seeking coverage of Washington, elections, legislation, and related public-affairs topics. The domain has been registered for decades and uses corporate domain management infrastructure, which is generally consistent with a professionally operated publishing organization.

Safety Assessment for thehill.com

The scan results are favorable overall. At the time of this scan, 0 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, the malware scan reported no flagged files, and the checked threat-database and blacklist sources did not indicate known phishing or malware activity. The page content shown in the screenshot also appears consistent with a legitimate news website rather than a login lure, giveaway page, or storefront scam.

Additional context also supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain is approximately 31 years old, has a strong traffic ranking, and is hosted on mainstream content-delivery infrastructure. The external resources observed in the scan appear to be related to bot mitigation and site functionality rather than obviously harmful payloads. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site presented a valid SSL/TLS certificate at the time of testing, with issuance through Let's Encrypt and an expiry date of 2026-07-29. It is served via Varnish and hosted on Fastly infrastructure, which suggests use of a content delivery network and caching layer commonly used by high-traffic publishers. The resolved server IP geolocated to Montreal, Canada during the scan.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. Nameservers are managed through a corporate DNS provider, and no immediate technical security issues were evident from the provided scan data.

HTTP Redirect Chain
403 https://thehill.com/
Website Insights
#2,563
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: News & Media
Rank History (30 days)
May 4 Jun 11
4 cookies detected
Essential4
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
4 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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