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usatoday.com

Category: News & Media

Scanned: May 3, 2026, 09:25 PM UTC · First seen: May 3, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of usatoday.com Captured May 3, 2026
https://usatoday.com
Screenshot of usatoday.com
32 years
Extremely Popular - #548 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Fastly, Inc.
City of London, United Kingdom
Unknown
Unknown
199.232.58.62
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC
Registered April 29, 1994
Expires April 30, 2027
Name Servers DNS1.P04.NSONE.NET
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Fastly, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
4 files scanned
No threats
4
Low Risk
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Medium Risk
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No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
eu.usatoday.com.http-redirect 83 B No threats
eu.usatoday.com/# 342.8 KB No threats
polyfill-fastly.io/v2/polyfill.min.js?features=default%2Cfetch%2CArray.prototype.find%2CIntersectionObserver%2CIntersectionObserverEntry%2CIntl%2CIntl.%7Elocale.en-US 103 B No threats
cpt-static.gannettdigital.com/universal-web-client/master/latest/vendor/components/webcomponentsjs/webcomponents-loader.js 3.6 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
6
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
4
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://usatoday.com/.Not flagged
https://cpt-static.gannettdigital.com/universal-web-client/master/latest/vendor/components/webcomponentsjs/webcomponents-loader.jsNot flagged
https://polyfill-fastly.io/v2/polyfill.min.js?features%3Ddefault,fetch,Array.prototype.find,IntersectionObserver,IntersectionObserverEntry,Intl,Intl.~locale.en-USNot flagged
https://www.gannett-cdn.com/authoring/authoring-images/2026/03/11/USAT/89105422007-xxx-jc-24403-edit.jpg?crop%3D2999,1687,x0,y156&quality%3D50&width%3D270Not flagged
https://www.gannett-cdn.com/authoring/authoring-images/2026/05/01/USAT/89891702007-20260501-t-103455-z-921331245-rc-210-la-8-oi-7-h-rtrmadp-3-irancrisisomanhormuz.JPG?crop%3D5499,3094,x0,y0Not flagged
https://www.gannett-cdn.com/authoring/authoring-images/2026/05/03/USAT/89920377007-20260502-t-232011-z-976940704-rc-2-b-1-laa-2-rmh-rtrmadp-3-usatrump.JPG?crop%3D5999,3375,x0,y312&quality%3D50&width%3D270Not flagged
cpt-static.gannettdigital.comNot flagged
polyfill-fastly.ioNot flagged
usatoday.comNot flagged
www.gannett-cdn.comNot flagged
usatoday.com Overview

Description of usatoday.com

usatoday.com appears to be the official website for USA TODAY, a major U.S. news publication. Based on the page title, homepage layout, and metadata, the site publishes breaking news and ongoing coverage across national news, politics, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, travel, and opinion.

The domain is long-established and appears to be operated within the Gannett media network, which is also reflected in referenced content delivery domains such as gannettdigital.com and gannett-cdn.com. The homepage screenshot shows a standard digital newspaper format with headline stories, navigation sections, subscription prompts, and advertising placements typical of a large commercial news outlet.

Safety Assessment for usatoday.com

Based on the available scan data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, the malware scan reported 0 flagged files out of 4 examined, and the checked blacklist databases did not indicate current listings. External links, referenced domains, and iframes shown in the scan results also did not produce flagged findings.

Additional context supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain has been registered for decades, has a very strong traffic ranking, and presents as a mainstream news publisher rather than a newly created or obscure site. The screenshot and metadata are consistent with a legitimate media property, and there are no obvious signs of impersonation, malware delivery, or deceptive storefront behavior in the provided evidence.

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

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate and is served through Fastly infrastructure, which suggests use of a large-scale content delivery network for performance and availability. The resolved IP address is associated with hosted edge delivery, and the page references additional Gannett-owned static and media domains for scripts and images.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned at the time of this scan, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from that extra layer of authenticity protection. No immediate technical security issues were evident from the provided scan results, although the exact web server software and negotiated protocol details were not available in this dataset.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://usatoday.com
200 https://www.usatoday.com/
Website Insights
#548
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: News & Media
Rank History (30 days)
Mar 23 May 2
29 cookies detected
Essential25
Analytics2
Advertising2
Social0
21 1st party cookies
8 3rd party (trackers)
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