Scam Lookup
Automated Website Trust & Risk Intelligence Report
https://scamlookup.net/website/bbc
Generated: Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:52:12 GMT
Target Website: bbc.com
Overall Trust Score: 99/100 (Trusted)
bbc.com
Trusted
Scanned: Sep 5, 10:52 AMTRUST SCORE
99
CONFIDENT
Low Risk
99/100
TRUST SCORE
CONFIDENT
Low Risk
SAFETY
100/100
100/100
TRANSPARENCY
95/100
95/100
DOMAIN RISK
LowLow Tier
LowRisk
SSL SECURITY
100/100
100/100
PAYMENT RISK
NoNo Risk
NoRisk
VERDICT
Trusted
Trusted
AI Security Summary
99/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (37.1 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Verdict driven by: missing Content Security Policy; page has no <title>; large response served uncompressed — worth extra caution before trusting.
No malware/phishing on feedsGood reputationHTTPS enabled
HTTPS & SSL
SecureSecure
Standard Trusted CA
Threat Status
CleanClean
No blacklists or malware
Domain Age
37.1 years37.1 years
Registered 7/15/1989
Reputation
High TrustHigh Trust
Based on 65+ verified signals
IP & Server
151.101.64.81151.101.64.81
cloudflare
Email Security
ProtectedProtected
SPF, DMARC, MX active
Performance
89 / 10089 / 100
Fast response time
Redirects
1 Hop1 Hop
Redirect chain analyzed
Top Priority RecommendationAction Needed
Missing Content Security Policy
Restricts which scripts and resources the page can load.
Why it matters
Addressing this signal prevents trust downgrades and potential security risks.
View Glossary GuidePositive Signals
- Site responded with 200
- HTTPS is enforced
- Fast response (38ms)
- Served through Cloudflare
- 8 address record(s) resolved
- IPv6 (AAAA) available
- 8 authoritative nameservers
- Domain registered 37+ years ago
Warnings
- Missing Content Security Policy
- Page has no <title>
- Large response served uncompressed
Critical Issues
No critical issues found
Domain passes all high-risk checks
- Registrar Name
- Tucows Domains Inc.
- Creation Date
- July 15, 1989 (37.1 years ago)
- Last Updated
- July 6, 2021
- Registry Expiry Date
- July 14, 2030
- WHOIS Privacy Protection
- Publicly Visible
- Domain Status Codes
- client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited
ICANN Status Badges
client transfer prohibitedclient update prohibitedserver delete prohibitedserver transfer prohibited
Domain registered 37+ years ago
Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.
+15
Registered via Tucows Domains Inc.
Owner information disclosed
The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.
+2
Security Header Baseline
Strict-Transport-SecurityMissing
Content-Security-PolicyMissing
X-Frame-Options Present
X-Content-Type-Options Present
Referrer-PolicyMissing
Permissions-PolicyMissing
Recommended Missing Headers
missing: Content Security Policymissing: Permissions Policy
All Response Headers (37)
HSTS is set
Tells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.
+6
Missing Content Security Policy
Restricts which scripts and resources the page can load.
-4
X-Frame-Options is set
Prevents clickjacking by disallowing framing.
+3
X-Content-Type-Options is set
Blocks MIME-sniffing browser attacks.
+2
Referrer Policy is set
Controls what referrer information is sent with requests.
+2
Missing Permissions Policy
Restricts access to powerful browser features (camera, mic, etc.).
-2
- IPv4 Addresses (A)
- 151.101.64.81, 151.101.128.81, 151.101.192.81, 151.101.0.81
- IPv6 Addresses (AAAA)
- 2a04:4e42:200::81, 2a04:4e42:400::81, 2a04:4e42:600::81, 2a04:4e42::81
- Mail Servers (MX)
- cluster8.eu.messagelabs.com (Priority: 10), cluster8a.eu.messagelabs.com (Priority: 20)
- Authoritative Nameservers (NS)
- dns0.bbc.co.uk, dns0.bbc.com, dns1.bbc.co.uk, dns1.bbc.com, ddns0.bbc.co.uk, ddns0.bbc.com, ddns1.bbc.co.uk, ddns1.bbc.com
- TXT Records Found
- 14 TXT verification records
A Records (IPv4)
151.101.64.81151.101.128.81151.101.192.81151.101.0.81
TXT Verification Records
v=spf1 ip4:212.58.224.0/19 ip4:132.185.0.0/16 +include:spf.messagelabs.com ~all
Validity-Domain-Verification=TYXJnAeGHNF4DGlOgE4vdoDT3a0=
xoCARoExwkNhLPdKaaxv
slack-domain-verification=hza4gfkmctQ7A7BpMhGNVOZVZcKTFC8OC5ewDFVA
atlassian-domain-verification=SQsgJ5h/FqwMTXuSG/G4Nd1Gx6uX2keREOsZSa22D5XT46EsEuyaic8Aej4cR4Tr
dropbox-domain-verification=mtgv0f2pudoz
google-site-verification=mTy-FoNnG0yetpI3-0e9AXctAkUCcWGc_K3BcMfioFI
docusign=57499c1f-9099-463b-a5bd-cb7583816d78
docusign=75217687-3ba0-49bb-bb3b-482d888493af
atlassian-sending-domain-verification=da3721b6-1d2c-4c32-bf01-b792667aeb4d
docker-verification=f89691bb-7bdd-4bc1-9673-57454d6d9c42
adobe-idp-site-verification=c3a16fcb00ac5365e4ea125d5e59d4be11936f768b3020c4d81b4232019604a2
jamf-site-verification=28Mn3O6rTBSXkL5w6c911A
airtable-verification=b1a394c872dd6721d39a1d91cc96080d
8 address record(s) resolved
+4
IPv6 (AAAA) available
Modern dual-stack setup.
+2
8 authoritative nameservers
+2
- Registrable Domain
- bbc.com
- Registrar Organization
- Tucows Domains Inc.
- WHOIS Privacy Status
- Public Registration Data
- Registry Status Codes
- client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited
- Delegated Authoritative Nameservers
- ddns0.bbc.co.uk, ddns0.bbc.com, ddns1.bbc.co.uk, ddns1.bbc.com, dns0.bbc.co.uk, dns0.bbc.com, dns1.bbc.co.uk, dns1.bbc.com
- Registration Lifecycle
- Registered: 1989 → Expires: 2030
Nameservers (NS)
ddns0.bbc.co.ukddns0.bbc.comddns1.bbc.co.ukddns1.bbc.comdns0.bbc.co.ukdns0.bbc.comdns1.bbc.co.ukdns1.bbc.com
Domain registered 37+ years ago
Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.
+15
Registered via Tucows Domains Inc.
Owner information disclosed
The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.
+2
- SPF Record
- v=spf1 ip4:212.58.224.0/19 ip4:132.185.0.0/16 +include:spf.messagelabs.com ~all
- DMARC Policy Mode
- Policy: REJECT
- DMARC Raw Record
- v=DMARC1;p=reject;aspf=s;adkim=s;pct=100;fo=0;ri=86400; rua=mailto:dmarc_agg@vali.email;
- DKIM Selectors Detected
- None detected
Email Protection Summary: This domain has strong email authentication configured to prevent spammers from sending emails impersonating this brand.
SPF record published
+5
DMARC published (reject)
+6
URLhaus Malware
Clean / Not Listed
PhishStats Feed
Clean / Not Listed
Google Safe Browsing
Not checked
- Root Domain Label
- bbc
- Top-Level Domain (TLD)
- .com (Standard TLD)
- Punycode Obfuscation
- No (Standard ASCII)
- Homoglyph / Lookalike Script
- No mixed scripts
- Brand Match Analysis
- No recognized brand impersonation
- Typosquatting Risk
- Clean
No impersonation patterns detected
Domain doesn't look like a typosquat, doesn't embed a well-known brand, and uses ASCII characters.
+8
Detected Technologies by Category
framework
Next.js
js
Svelte
css
Tailwind CSS
analytics
Google Analytics
cdn
Cloudflare
Page Metadata & Fingerprint
- HTML Title
- —
- Meta Description
- Visit BBC for trusted reporting on the latest world and US news, sports, business, climate, innovation, culture and much more.
- Document Language
- en-GB
- Character Encoding
- utf-8
- Viewport Setting
- width=device-width, initial-scale=1
- Generator Software
- —
5 technologies detected
Next.js, Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Google Analytics, Cloudflare
Built on a modern framework
+3
Mobile viewport configured
+2
Page has no <title>
Well-maintained sites always set a page title.
-3
Items to Fix & Optimize
Text compression (Brotli/Gzip)
MUCH NEEDEDEnable on server or CDN
Modern image formats (WebP/AVIF/SVG)
OPTIONALConvert heavy images to WebP/AVIF
Protocol
HTTP/3
QUIC-based, multiplexed
Compression
NONE
No compression detected
Optimization Signals (From Detectable Headers & Assets)
Image Formats
Legacy / Unchecked
Transfer
Uncompressed
Transport
QUIC/H3
These are server-side signals. Actual Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) require real-user measurement via PageSpeed Insights.
Detected Asset & Image Formats
WebPAVIFSVGJPEGPNG
- HTTP Response Time
- 38 ms
- Payload Body Size
- 652.4 KB
- Compression Status
- Uncompressed
- Cache Directives
- public, stale-if-error=90, stale-while-revalidate=30, max-age=30
Large response served uncompressed
Enable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.
-3
Response is cache-friendly
public, stale-if-error=90, stale-while-revalidate=30, max-age=30
+2
AI Content Evaluation
99/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (37.1 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Verdict driven by: missing Content Security Policy; page has no <title>; large response served uncompressed — worth extra caution before trusting.
- Payment Red Flags
- None (No suspicious payment requests)
- High-Pressure Language
- None (No artificial urgency detected)
- Disposable Domain Risk
- No (Established infrastructure)
- Text Scanned Depth
- 26,289 characters verified
No scam-correlated language found on the home page
No crypto-only / gift-card / wire-only payment demands, and no obvious urgency tactics.
+6
- Primary Web Server
- cloudflare
- CDN / Cloud Provider
- Cloudflare
- Primary IP Address
- 151.101.64.81
- HTTP Status Code
- 200 OK
- Final Landing Destination
- https://www.bbc.com/
- Redirect Hop Count
- 1 hop
Redirect Hop Chain
- 1.https://bbc.com/ → https://www.bbc.com/
Site responded with 200
Final URL: https://www.bbc.com/. Response time 38ms.
+8
HTTPS is enforced
All redirects stayed on HTTPS. Traffic is encrypted end-to-end.
+10
Fast response (38ms)
+6
Served through Cloudflare
Sites behind a major CDN benefit from DDoS protection and edge caching.
+4
- Certificate Authority (Issuer)
- Standard Trusted CA
- Subject Common Name (CN)
- bbc.com
- Validity Period
- 60 days remaining (Expires: 2026-11-04T10:52:12.889Z)
- Subject Alternative Names (SANs)
- 1 domain protected
- Certificates Logged (CT)
- 1 certs recorded
Subject Alternative Names (Sample)
bbc.com
HTTPS encryption active & verified
Live TLS connection established successfully on port 443 with valid cipher suites.
+8
Key Legal & Transparency Pages
- Published Phone Numbers
- 364147881, 20260901-153401, 2-4322-411, 4621041136, 255 255 255, 36071384-0
Privacy policy linked from home page
+6
Terms of service linked from home page
+5
Contact page linked from home page
+5
About page linked from home page
+3
No refund/return policy found
Reputable sites usually publish a refund/return policy.
-3
No cookie policy found
Reputable sites usually publish a cookie policy.
-2
4 social profile(s) linked
twitter, facebook, instagram, youtube
+3
Phone number published
+2
- Robots.txt Directives
- Present & Configured
- Sitemaps Declared
- https://www.bbc.com/afrique/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/arabic/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/bbcx/audio_archive_sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/bbcx/content_index_sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/bbcx/index_sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/bbcx/video_documentaries_sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/bengali/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/burmese/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/gahuza/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/hausa/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/hindi/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/mundo/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/pashto/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/persian/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/russian/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-archive_video.xml, https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-archive.xml, https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-mundo-archive_video.xml, https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-mundo-archive.xml, https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-mundo-news.xml, https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-mundo-video.xml, https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-news.xml, https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-video.xml, https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/sitemap-com-ws-topics.xml, https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/sitemap-com-ws-topics.xml, https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/world-service-homepages.xml, https://www.bbc.com/sport/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/swahili/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/tajik/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/turkce/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/ukchina/simp/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/urdu/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/uzbek/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/sitemap.xml, https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/sitemap.xml
- Disallow Rules Count
- 88 rules
View Raw robots.txt
# version: 958ed1a58c8ce418427283859a5538a5ce0eb62d # The BBC's Terms of Use: https://www.bbc.co.uk/terms # - Explain the rules for using our services # - Tell you what you can do with our content # # In short: Please use our site like a human, not a robot. # That means: # - No scraping, crawling, or systematic extraction of content # - No use of BBC content for training or fine-tuning AI models, including large language models (LLMs) # - No retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI-powered search, agentic AI or grounding using BBC content # - No creating datasets from BBC content # - No text and data mining (TDM) under Article 4 of the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market # - No using BBC content to create summaries for your own use # - No business use without permission (details: https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/terms/can-i-use-bbc-content-for-my-business/) # - The BBC reserves all rights in its content and expressly opts out of any statutory exceptions in any jurisdiction for text and data mining, as permitted by law # TL;DR: Browse, read, watch, enjoy - like a human. # # HTTPS www.bbc.com User-agent: * Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/afrique/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/arabic/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/bbcx/audio_archive_sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/bbcx/content_index_sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/bbcx/index_sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/bbcx/video_documentaries_sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/bengali/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/burmese/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/gahuza/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/hausa/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/hindi/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/mundo/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/pashto/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/persian/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/russian/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-archive_video.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-archive.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-mundo-archive_video.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-mundo-archive.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-mundo-news.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-mundo-video.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-news.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/https-index-com-video.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/sitemap-com-ws-topics.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/sitemap-com-ws-topics.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/sitemaps/world-service-homepages.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/sport/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/swahili/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/tajik/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/turkce/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/ukchina/simp/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/urdu/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/uzbek/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/sitemap.xml Disallow: /asset/ Disallow: /backstage/bbc-login-help/ Disallow: /backstage/bbc-login-help$ Disallow: /bitesize/search$ Disallow: /bitesize/search/ Disallow: /bitesize/search? Disallow: /cbbc/search/ Disallow: /cbbc/search$ Disallow: /cbbc/search? Disallow: /cbeebies/search/ Disallow: /cbeebies/search$ Disallow: /cbeebies/search? Disallow: /chwilio/ Disallow: /chwilio$ Disallow: /chwilio? Disallow: /education/blocks$ Disallow: /education/blocks/ Disallow: /newsround Disallow: /search/ Disallow: /search$ Disallow: /search? Disallow: /food/favourites Disallow: /food/search*?* Disallow: /food/recipes/search*?* Disallow: /education/my$ Disallow: /education/my/ Disallow: /bit
robots.txt published
+2
sitemap.xml available
+2
Export & Share Intelligence
Download the complete official PDF verification report (all sections and technical signals expanded), or export raw JSON telemetry.
Scan Engine Performance
Automated multi-signal inspection pipeline
Signals Analyzed
41
This scan
Sources Checked
18
Live security feeds
Scan Duration
2.59s
Ultra-fast
Last Scan
9/5/2026
Live timestamp
Overall Risk
Low Risk