wired.com
Category: News
99
/ 100 Trust Score
Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
Screenshot of wired.com
Captured May 3, 2026
https://wired.com
33 years
Extremely Popular - #525 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
AWS Global Accelerator (GLOBAL)
Montreal, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
52.223.6.210
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar
CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Registered
November 20, 1992
Expires
November 19, 2027
Name Servers
ns-28.awsdns-03.com
DNSSEC
Unsigned
Hosting
AWS Global Accelerator (GLOBAL)
Reputation & Threat Check
91 security engines checked
0
Not flagged
Direct Threat Database Sources
Google
Not listed
Spamhaus DBL
Not listed
SURBL
Not listed
Spamhaus ZEN
Not listed
Barracuda
Not listed
SpamCop
Not listed
Phishtank
Not listed
QBMA
Not listed
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File Scan Summary
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7 files scanned
No threats
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Low Risk
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Medium Risk
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High Risk
0
No threats
Low Risk
Medium Risk
High Risk
www.wired.com.http-redirect
78 B
No threats
privacy.condenastdigital.com/fides.js?property_id=FDS-LV9IAK
1.7 MB
No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-5HBJC2K
476 B
No threats
www.wired.com/%5Cu002fauth%5Cu002finitiate?redirecturl=%5Cu002fnewsletter
746.8 KB
No threats
www.wired.com/%5Cu002fauth%5Cu002finitiate?redirecturl=%7B%7Bnewsletterurl%7D%7D
746.8 KB
No threats
www.wired.com/WJkqWA4g-pBx12VlDtqE3AMjgcaSwMwA9BBDntABeJDinNdch19IAYeyesuvPtP-3vWiaqkZzBbNGqJwHNNworLZumJ23jzkjT8V5I6ntYAkNdTNdtb9bhUeaTygM7jWg
637.0 KB
No threats
www.wired.com/cI7bUo5WqZykTzBMTrdjjAYB6PPwz7tg0jBqyriatu7dHvZEuOQ10XntdI7AWYF_X34gRtrXTxB4waQgrOzyCx2Eb1ZJCFvZ9EE0wIXb2E5MT0aR_rtEfSyRfIoIoV8svReifjFxE9684
20.2 KB
No threats
External Links & Domains
97
External Links
All Clean
2
Iframes
Clean
40
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://wired.com/\u002fauth\u002finitiate?redirecturl%3D\u002fnewsletterNot flagged
http://wired.com/\u002fauth\u002finitiate?redirecturl%3D{{newsletterurl}}Not flagged
http://wired.com/category/big-story/Not flagged
http://wired.com/category/business/Not flagged
http://wired.com/category/culture/Not flagged
http://wired.com/category/gear/Not flagged
http://wired.com/category/politics/Not flagged
http://wired.com/category/science/Not flagged
http://wired.com/category/security/Not flagged
http://wired.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/collection/wiredinsider/Not flagged
http://wired.com/magazine/Not flagged
http://wired.com/newsletter?sourcecode%3DhamburgernavNot flagged
http://wired.com/podcasts/Not flagged
http://wired.com/search/Not flagged
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http://wired.com/sitemap/Not flagged
http://wired.com/tag/gift-guides/Not flagged
http://wired.com/tag/travel/Not flagged
http://wired.com/tag/wired-consulting/Not flagged
http://wired.com/tag/wired-events/Not flagged
http://wired.com/the-big-interview/Not flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/1113.e5d6201548a2ec9583d0.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/1292.40f59c87ae47d8b12033.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/1956.ec8043c2576d1ced236e.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/2519.8a55e989ba5af70e92d1.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/254.4f828ea19496798da716.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/2880.865952f35702ddfb7152.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/3685.a91d5d44108f414a1966.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/4046.fdb49fed147c1a6f45e4.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/417.14e03eddb1bad3aa8062.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/4307.d8942ffaf4a4a6694f65.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/464.9cbc3122a44723bb7749.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/4949.6a838dc8aac6a64ef2c7.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/5634.fb15cccb5683b4050fb3.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/6327.2228fd49e1515314ad6b.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/6865.b77e74db3d49bc95657d.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/793.6bf349da492bdcd0e446.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/8915.c008925c23fd8361a3ca.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/9016.b1cdaccec0def1e2f6a4.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/9384.5a31f7ec260e2ed39a98.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/9749.0c43ec63c32c10599221.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/9919.fa31716fd49682d94777.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/presenter-error.9cfa760dc13bce43b4ea.jsNot flagged
http://wired.com/verso/static/wired-us/assets/logo-reverse.svgNot flagged
http://wired.com/video/Not flagged
http://www.aboutads.infoNot flagged
http://www.condenast.com/privacy-policy#privacypolicyNot flagged
http://www.condenast.com/privacy-policy#privacypolicy-californiaNot flagged
https://ads-static.conde.digitalNot flagged
https://ads-static.conde.digital/production/cns/builds/wired/v6.js?v%3D12575Not flagged
https://apis.google.com/js/platform.jsNot flagged
https://archive.wired.com/t/storefront/storefrontNot flagged
https://condenaststore.com/Not flagged
https://instagram.com/wired/Not flagged
https://martech.condenastdigital.com/lib/martech.jsNot flagged
https://news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg.jsNot flagged
https://pinterest.com/wired/Not flagged
https://privacy.condenastdigital.com/fides.js?property_id%3DFDS-LV9IAKNot flagged
https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.netNot flagged
https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.jsNot flagged
https://shop.wired.com/Not flagged
https://twitter.com/wired/Not flagged
https://wired.jp/Not flagged
https://www.condenast.com/brands/wiredNot flagged
https://www.condenast.com/privacy-policyNot flagged
https://www.condenast.com/user-agreementNot flagged
https://www.condenast.com/user-agreement#introduction-arbitration-noticeNot flagged
https://www.condenast.com/user-agreement/Not flagged
https://www.facebook.com/wired/Not flagged
https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-5HBJC2KNot flagged
https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-PVBXQMCR&ancestors%3DGTM-5HBJC2K&restrictions%3D>m.url%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fgoogle.comNot flagged
https://www.tiktok.com/@wired?lang%3DenNot flagged
https://www.wired.com//u002fauth/u002finitiate/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/5wUjAzInT7PT0u_NpDraYgYUMntMF26bzdATQGCMfVNwPoTUGEOPyZii1p7vwlj_NX3sNDP_07LE2MgMGxYP57IVtaKbPzU2fZP7SIb0N4mwoiw4INZvW9oK0EweE2D7oaJgTgoCRAMdANot flagged
https://www.wired.com/about/accessibility-help/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/about/faq/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/about/feedback/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/about/press/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/about/rss-feeds/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/about/wired-jobs/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/about/wired-on-background-policy/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/about/wired-staff/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/account/profileNot flagged
https://www.wired.com/category/gear/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/category/gear/buying-guides/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/feed/rssNot flagged
https://www.wired.com/livestreamsNot flagged
https://www.wired.com/newsletter?sourceCode%3DHeaderAndFooterNot flagged
https://www.wired.com/subscribe/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/tag/coupons/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/tag/culture-guides/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/tag/wearables/Not flagged
https://www.wired.com/verso/static/wired-us/assets/favicon.icoNot flagged
https://www.wired.cz/Not flagged
https://www.wired.it/Not flagged
https://www.wirededucation.com/Not flagged
https://www.youtube.com/user/wired/Not flagged
ads-static.conde.digitalNot flagged
apis.google.comNot flagged
apps.apple.comNot flagged
archive.wired.comNot flagged
checkout.magazineboutique.co.ukNot flagged
cnee.condenastdigital.comNot flagged
condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comNot flagged
condenaststore.comNot flagged
corp.zinio.comNot flagged
dwgyu36up6iuz.cloudfront.netNot flagged
flipboard.comNot flagged
googletagmanager.comNot flagged
help.barnesandnoble.comNot flagged
instagram.comNot flagged
martech.condenastdigital.comNot flagged
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media.wired.comNot flagged
news.google.comNot flagged
pinterest.comNot flagged
privacy.condenastdigital.comNot flagged
registration.rethinkai.wired.comNot flagged
securepubads.g.doubleclick.netNot flagged
shop.wired.comNot flagged
support.apple.comNot flagged
twitter.comNot flagged
w1.buysub.comNot flagged
wired.comNot flagged
wired.jpNot flagged
www.aboutads.infoNot flagged
www.amazon.comNot flagged
www.condenast.comNot flagged
www.facebook.comNot flagged
www.getrevue.coNot flagged
www.googletagmanager.comNot flagged
www.theverge.comNot flagged
www.tiktok.comNot flagged
www.wired.comNot flagged
www.wired.czNot flagged
www.wired.itNot flagged
www.wirededucation.comNot flagged
www.youtube.comNot flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-PVBXQMCR&ancestors%3DGTM-5HBJC2K&restrictions%3D>m.url%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fgoogle.com" height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
<iframe title%3D"Google Tag Manager" src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-5HBJC2K" height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
wired.com Overview
Description of wired.com
wired.com appears to be the official website for WIRED, a long-established digital magazine focused on technology, science, business, culture, politics, and security. The homepage and metadata indicate an editorial publication that publishes news articles, features, reviews, newsletters, podcasts, and magazine content rather than a transactional service.
Based on the domain age, branding, and referenced infrastructure, the site appears to be operated within the Condé Nast publishing ecosystem. The screenshot shows a standard media-site layout with article navigation, subscription prompts, and account features for saving stories, which is consistent with a mainstream online news and magazine platform.
Safety Assessment for wired.com
The available scan results are favorable at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, malware scanning reported 0 flagged files out of 7 scanned, and the checked blacklist databases did not report listings. External links, referenced domains, and iframes also showed no flagged items in the provided scan context.
Additional context also supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain has been registered for decades, has a very strong traffic presence with a high Tranco ranking, and is categorized by multiple web-classification providers as a news or news-and-media website. These signals are generally consistent with a well-known publication rather than a newly created or obscure domain.
Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.
Technical Description
The site is using a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued through Amazon infrastructure, with certificate validity extending to 2026-11-21. The web server appears to be fronted by Cloudflare, while the backend hosting points to AWS Global Accelerator, indicating a large-scale content delivery and traffic management setup. The nameservers are hosted on AWS, which is consistent with enterprise-grade DNS and hosting arrangements.
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 is not uncommon on major sites, but it is still a modest security hardening opportunity. No direct malware-related technical concerns were indicated in the provided scan results at the time of this scan.
HTTP Redirect Chain
301
https://wired.com
200
https://www.wired.com/
Website Insights
Popularity
Cookies
#525
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Rank History (30 days)
Mar 23
May 2
58
cookies detected
Essential53
Analytics2
Advertising3
Social0
53
1st party cookies
5
3rd party (trackers)
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