Is wired.com safe?

Very Likely Safe

No major red flags found. This looks like a legitimate, established website.

Popular site · #569 worldwideChecked Nov 13, 2026

Trust score

Why: Main reasons: domain registered 34+ years ago; not flagged by Google Safe Browsing; popular website — ranked #569 worldwide. Minor issues: no privacy policy found; no terms of service found.

Identity & Age100/100

Impersonation Risk100/100

Red Flags100/100

Transparency49/100

Security90/100

Email100/100

Positive highlights

Domain registered 34+ years agoLong-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.
Not flagged by Google Safe BrowsingNo malware, phishing, or unwanted-software match in Google's live threat database.
HTTPS is enforcedAll redirects stayed on HTTPS. Traffic is encrypted end-to-end.
Valid SSL / TLS certificate activeIssued by C=US, O=Amazon, CN=Amazon RSA 2048 M01, valid for 174 remaining days.
Popular website — ranked #569 worldwideListed in the Tranco top 1 million websites. Scam sites are almost never this popular.
Site responded with 200Final URL: https://www.wired.com/. Response time 158ms.
No impersonation patterns detectedDomain doesn't look like a typosquat, doesn't embed a well-known brand, and uses ASCII characters.
Not listed on URLhaus malware blocklist
Fast response (158ms)
Not present in PhishStats phishing feed

Negative highlights

Missing HSTSTells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.
No privacy policy foundLegally required in most jurisdictions. Its absence is a real red flag.
No terms of service foundReputable sites usually publish a terms of service.
No contact page foundReputable sites usually publish a contact page.
Large response served uncompressedEnable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.
Heavy HTML payload (1570.2 KB)

Note: 1146+ URLs indexed. A large sitemap suggests an established, content-rich site.

Note: Registered via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc..

Note: 4 technologies detected. Svelte, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare

Key facts about wired.com

Website: wired.com
Popularity: #569 worldwide (Tranco top 1M)
Domain created: Nov 20, 1992 (34.0 years old)
Domain expires: Nov 19, 2027
Registrar: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Owner details: Public in WHOIS
IP address: 52.223.6.210
Hosting / CDN: Cloudflare
SSL certificate: Amazon · valid until May 6, 2027
Email security: SPF ✓ · DMARC ✓ (reject)
Threat blocklists: Not listed (clean)
Technology: Svelte, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare

Summary

91/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (34.0 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns.

No malware/phishing on feedsGood reputationHTTPS enabled

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Domain Information

Registration timeline, age calculation, registrar details, and ICANN status.

Verified

Registrar Name: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Creation Date: November 20, 1992 (34.0 years ago)
Last Updated: February 2, 2026
Registry Expiry Date: November 19, 2027
WHOIS Privacy Protection: Publicly Visible
Domain Status Codes: client transfer prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited

ICANN Status Badges

client transfer prohibitedserver delete prohibitedserver transfer prohibitedserver update prohibited

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Domain registered 34+ years ago

Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.

+15

Registered via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

Owner information disclosed

The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.

HTTP Headers & Security

Full HTTP response headers, HSTS, Content Security Policy (CSP), and security baselines.

Warning

Security Header Baseline

Strict-Transport-SecurityMissing

Content-Security-PolicyMissing

X-Frame-OptionsMissing

X-Content-Type-Options Present

Referrer-PolicyMissing

Permissions-PolicyMissing

Recommended Missing Headers

missing: HSTSmissing: X-Frame-Optionsmissing: Referrer Policymissing: Permissions Policy

All Response Headers (24)

age: 494
alt-svc: h3=":443"; ma=86400
back-lae-origin-response-start: 1794583543007
cache-control: stale-while-revalidate=60, stale-if-error=86400, s-maxage=900
cf-cache-status: DYNAMIC
cf-ray: a59ed67928353564-CMH
connection: close
content-security-policy: frame-ancestors 'self' https://copilot-app.condenast.io https://stg-copilot-app.condenast.io
content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8
date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:33:57 GMT
modified-at: 1794572673
payment: free
server: cloudflare
set-cookie: CN_geo_country_code=US; Expires=Wed, 12 May 2027 15:33:57 GMT; path=/; Domain=.wired.com;  Secure; SameSite=None;
transfer-encoding: chunked
vary: accept-encoding
via: 1.1 a9c86d0582674717def1a6f8eabae1fe.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)
x-amz-cf-id: BJSDj1X3YEeUR6cly1FAho6BBKmVWwWAX2txt095T00I-BygHatiBg==
x-amz-cf-pop: CMH68-P6
x-cache: Hit from cloudfront
x-content-type-options: nosniff
x-organization-slug: wired
x-ua-device: desktop
x-xss-protection: 0

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Missing HSTS

Tells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.

-4

Content Security Policy is set

Restricts which scripts and resources the page can load.

Missing X-Frame-Options

Prevents clickjacking by disallowing framing.

-3

X-Content-Type-Options is set

Blocks MIME-sniffing browser attacks.

Missing Referrer Policy

Controls what referrer information is sent with requests.

-2

Missing Permissions Policy

Restricts access to powerful browser features (camera, mic, etc.).

-2

DNS Records

Encrypted DoH resolution: A, AAAA, MX mail servers, authoritative NS, and TXT verification.

Resolved

IPv4 Addresses (A): 52.223.6.210, 166.117.251.134
IPv6 Addresses (AAAA): 2600:9000:a41b:ef95:eff:32b3:411c:f36c, 2600:9000:a707:a46c:560f:b721:9702:d75e
Mail Servers (MX): aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 1), alt1.aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 5), alt2.aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 5), alt3.aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 10), alt4.aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 10)
Authoritative Nameservers (NS): ns-1116.awsdns-11.org, ns-1935.awsdns-49.co.uk, ns-28.awsdns-03.com, ns-836.awsdns-40.net
TXT Records Found: 28 TXT verification records

A Records (IPv4)

52.223.6.210166.117.251.134

TXT Verification Records

3c5bnsm2366rtqny77w8cq9wvy49r0w9

907D-6CE2-7BD0-FF0C-7E83-E21D-AD2B-DD27

MS=ms32964175

MS=ms43391860

ZOOM_verify_PeuZagN7TzybBaD-uxsGAw

_globalsign-domain-verification=5gwbTrtjX4CPebqVSR8L6SpOvnf_3_6K7X0z_Izh9q

_globalsign-domain-verification=GXpUUS49HB9rYWZEmxJFtZdS61weLMlf91w9Dn-5O0

_globalsign-domain-verification=ln6G6qMbrMeJLZSOGjjxis2fcs9NHicunfT-JK_mCZ

adobe-idp-site-verification=c2108b9dbc0fc05ff0794006df1c41b6c945bd2c8a904bef754ec850a7c6873f

airalo-domain-verification=8o95GSpImu3dWoe

anthropic-domain-verification-qjhty4=rH0iOGSnUm12xzxooo18gnz9G

atlassian-domain-verification=mYtQWl3namqmk5ikMKT48XVnS+XdjdbkLlkWMcNyvsddK2JDAib+9a8MJCXTDMyJ

docusign=093f2a18-6882-43f7-a9ae-b2594de9d47f

facebook-domain-verification=75aqj8blnqc3dj5cy9b5d9mialys78

fastly-domain-delegation-duxxxum9cshse9phbfst-554686-2022-12-12

fastly-domain-delegation-grdt7uboiyaqqtgjenzi-789661-2024-07-19

figma-domain-verification=2edc90f8e8740d757633998df93b92af5494d0ad60e746b5a5a252e8b62d7361-1786438367

globalsign-domain-verification=Wq9iztGUzQcBBi1OLrEOlXtefwOzX7yfvhbsw-CVdo

google-site-verification=39CB9sd7tH1nrsJcVjjUzO9sVoKZ-2MBshlRhqFX13k

google-site-verification=8dMUQRGxbDNDoEIZXU-E4-GmKLNvgkFwwAmqY0qUroU

google-site-verification=Njx9q6Atd2al1mD6wtXu2u83s0Sz6WZQa_r0jmg261k

google-site-verification=h3oXJvoyRaANoWJ-cjd8H3Zv49YViS96em2ZhNfeGPo

google-site-verification=tA0Sx_MrXe58GUfjaTg-EgrfF7wv1WdDVKKq7dyNuwc

loaderio=b8d2a4d94bf4574bd8c95427c0fcbee6

openai-domain-verification=dv-LCvTXCMns2J5grLiXF1uTD2T

v=spf1 include:_u.wired.com._spf.smart.ondmarc.com ~all

yahoo-verification-key=HFoI8YeAFA0EIy9UkTckoOvVblp1gSUBZM9B8KKeYNs=

zapier-domain-verification-challenge=97705597-a31c-4c6d-aa76-7e01d2b3fe13

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4 address record(s) resolved

IPv6 (AAAA) available

Modern dual-stack setup.

4 authoritative nameservers

WHOIS & Identity Lookup

Domain ownership status, registry lifecycle, nameservers, and privacy redaction.

Found

Registrable Domain: wired.com
Registrar Organization: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
WHOIS Privacy Status: Public Registration Data
Registry Status Codes: client transfer prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited
Delegated Authoritative Nameservers: ns-1116.awsdns-11.org, ns-1935.awsdns-49.co.uk, ns-28.awsdns-03.com, ns-836.awsdns-40.net
Registration Lifecycle: Registered: 1992 → Expires: 2027

Nameservers (NS)

ns-1116.awsdns-11.orgns-1935.awsdns-49.co.ukns-28.awsdns-03.comns-836.awsdns-40.net

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Domain registered 34+ years ago

Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.

+15

Registered via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

Owner information disclosed

The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.

Email Security & Deliverability

SPF record validation, DMARC policy enforcement, DKIM selectors, and MX reputation.

Protected

SPF Record: v=spf1 include:_u.wired.com._spf.smart.ondmarc.com ~all
DMARC Policy Mode: Policy: REJECT
DMARC Raw Record: v=DMARC1; p=reject; pct=100; sp=reject; rua=mailto:a6816915@inbox.ondmarc.com; ruf=mailto:a6816915@inbox.ondmarc.com; adkim=r; aspf=r; fo=1; rf=afrf; ri=3600
DKIM Selectors Detected: google, s1, s2

Email Protection Summary: This domain has strong email authentication configured to prevent spammers from sending emails impersonating this brand.

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SPF record published

DMARC published (reject)

DKIM configured (google, s1, s2)

Threat Intelligence & Blocklists

Multi-source malware feeds (URLhaus), phishing checks (PhishStats, Safe Browsing), and typosquats.

Clean

URLhaus Malware

Clean / Not Listed

PhishStats Feed

Clean / Not Listed

Google Safe Browsing

Clean / Verified

Root Domain Label: wired
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.

Technology Stack & Metadata

Detected CMS, JavaScript frameworks, analytics tags, CDN providers, and page metadata.

Detected

Detected Technologies by Category

Svelte

analytics

Google AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager

cdn

Cloudflare

Page Metadata & Fingerprint

HTML Title: WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED
Meta Description: We bring you the future as it happens. From the latest in science and technology to the big stories in business and culture, we've got you covered.
Document Language: en-US
Character Encoding: utf-8
Viewport Setting: width=device-width, initial-scale=1
Generator Software: —

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4 technologies detected

Svelte, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare

Mobile viewport configured

Page Performance & Compression

Server response time, content payload size, Brotli/Gzip compression, and caching rules.

158ms

Items to Fix & Optimize

Text compression (Brotli/Gzip)

MUCH NEEDEDEnable on server or CDN

Heavy HTML Payload

RECOMMENDEDMinify HTML and bundle assets

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: 158 ms
Payload Body Size: 1570.2 KB
Compression Status: Uncompressed
Cache Directives: stale-while-revalidate=60, stale-if-error=86400, s-maxage=900

Large response served uncompressed

Enable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.

-3

Heavy HTML payload (1570.2 KB)

-3

Response is cache-friendly

stale-while-revalidate=60, stale-if-error=86400, s-maxage=900

AI Content Safety & Red Flags

High-pressure language, payment gateway safety, disposable domain analysis, and deceptive tactics.

Safe

AI Content Evaluation

91/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (34.0 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Main reasons: domain registered 34+ years ago; not flagged by Google Safe Browsing; popular website — ranked #569 worldwide. Minor issues: no privacy policy found; no terms of service found.

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: 1,846 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.

Server & Hosting Infrastructure

Primary IP address, web server software, CDN edge network, and redirect hop chain.

cloudflare

Primary Web Server: cloudflare
CDN / Cloud Provider: Cloudflare
Primary IP Address: 52.223.6.210
HTTP Status Code: 200 OK
Final Landing Destination: https://www.wired.com/
Redirect Hop Count: 1 hop

Redirect Hop Chain

1.https://wired.com/ → https://www.wired.com/

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Site responded with 200

Final URL: https://www.wired.com/. Response time 158ms.

HTTPS is enforced

All redirects stayed on HTTPS. Traffic is encrypted end-to-end.

+10

Fast response (158ms)

Served through Cloudflare

Sites behind a major CDN benefit from DDoS protection and edge caching.

SSL / TLS Certificate

Active Certificate Authority, Common Name, validity period, expiration countdown, and SANs.

Secure

Certificate Authority (Issuer): C=US, O=Amazon, CN=Amazon RSA 2048 M01
Subject Common Name (CN): media-stag.es.wired.com
Validity Period: 174 days remaining (Expires: 2027-05-06T23:59:59Z)
Subject Alternative Names (SANs): 40 domains protected
Certificates Logged (CT): 86 certs recorded

Subject Alternative Names (Sample)

media-stag.es.wired.commedia-stage.lacucinaitaliana.comstag-assets.ad-magazin.destag-assets.architecturaldigest.instag-assets.bonappetit.comstag-assets.cntraveller.instag-assets.epicurious.comstag-assets.glamour.destag-assets.teenvogue.comstag-assets.vogue.comstag-compass-media.vogue.itstag-media-assets.ad-italia.itstag-media-assets.vanityfair.itstag-media-assets.wired.itstag-media.admagazine.comstag-media.admagazine.frstag-media.admiddleeast.comstag-media.allure.comstag-media.ar.voguearabia.comstag-media.architecturaldigest.comstag-media.brandz.condenast.iostag-media.cntraveler.comstag-media.cntraveller.comstag-media.cntraveller.destag-media.cntravellerme.comstag-media.es.cntraveler.comstag-media.glamour.comstag-media.glamour.esstag-media.glamour.mxstag-media.glamourmagazine.co.ukstag-media.gq-magazin.destag-media.gq-magazine.co.ukstag-media.gq-me.comstag-media.gq.comstag-media.gq.com.mxstag-media.gq.com.twstag-media.gqindia.comstag-media.gqitalia.itstag-media.gqjapan.jpstag-media.gqmagazine.fr+20 more

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Valid SSL / TLS certificate active

Issued by C=US, O=Amazon, CN=Amazon RSA 2048 M01, valid for 174 remaining days.

+10

Content & Transparency Policies

Linked privacy policy, terms of service, about page, social channels, and published contacts.

Warning

Key Legal & Transparency Pages

privacy PageNot linked

terms PageNot linked

contact PageNot linked

about PageFound

refund PageNot linked

shipping PageNot linked

cookies PageNot linked

Published Phone Numbers: 61939104403, 719405864858490, 19440638720, 1.2307692308, +2013-2014, +2020-2022

No privacy policy found

Legally required in most jurisdictions. Its absence is a real red flag.

-4

No terms of service found

Reputable sites usually publish a terms of service.

-4

No contact page found

Reputable sites usually publish a contact page.

-4

About page linked from home page

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

Phone number published

Robots.txt & Sitemap Discoverability

Search engine crawler directives, indexability, and declared XML sitemaps.

Present

Robots.txt Directives: Present & Configured
Sitemaps Declared: https://www.wired.com/sitemap.xml, https://www.wired.com/tagpages-sitemap.xml, https://www.wired.com/contributors-sitemap.xml, https://www.wired.com/bundles-sitemap.xml, https://www.wired.com/branded-sitemap.xml, https://www.wired.com/feed/google-latest-news/sitemap-google-news, https://www.wired.com/feed/rss
Disallow Rules Count: 17 rules

View Raw robots.txt

Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/tagpages-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/contributors-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/bundles-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/branded-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/feed/google-latest-news/sitemap-google-news
Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/feed/rss

User-agent: *
Disallow: /*?
Allow: /*?page
Allow: /*.xml?
Allow: /*.js
Allow: /*.css
Allow: /*.ico
Allow: /verso/static
Allow: /*.svg
Allow: /*.png
Allow: /*.jpg
Allow: /*.jpeg
Allow: /*rss?
Allow: /*?id=
Disallow: /auth/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /user/
Disallow: /user-context
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /product/
Disallow: /cdn-cgi/
Disallow: /services.min.js
Disallow: /com.condenast/yv8
Disallow: /reject-all
Disallow: */c_limit/
Disallow: /uk

###
Allow: /v2/offers/wira
Allow: /*?*utm_medium=social
Allow: /*?*utm_medium=syndication
Allow: /*?ref=
Allow: /story/madison-square-garden-jim-dolan-surveillance-machine/?src
Disallow: */testing-products-
Disallow: /uk/
###

User-agent: AmazonAdBot
User-agent: FacebookExternalHit
User-agent: Google-InspectionTool
User-agent: LinkedInBot
User-agent: Pinterestbot
User-agent: Storebot-Google
User-agent: TikTokSpider
User-agent: Twitterbot
Allow: /

User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
User-agent: archive.org_bot
User-agent: Bravebot
User-agent: Brightbot 1.0
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
User-agent: Claude-User
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: cohere-ai
User-agent: cohere-training-data-crawler
User-agent: Diffbot
User-agent: DuckAssistBot
User-agent: ExaBot
User-agent: ExaSearchBot
User-agent: ExaUser
User-agent: factset_spyderbot
User-agent: FirecrawlAgent
User-agent: Google-CloudVertexBot
User-agent: Google-Extended
User-agent: GoogleOther
User-agent: heritrix
User-agent: ia_archiver
User-agent: ia_archiver-web.archive.org
User-agent: meta-externalagent
User-agent: meta-externalfetcher
User-agent: meta-webindexer
User-agent: MistralAI-User
User-agent: PanguBot
User-agent: Perplexity-User
User-agent: PerplexityBot
User-agent: PetalBot
User-agent: Scrapy
User-agent: Shap-User
User-agent: ShapBot
User-agent: Timpibot
User-agent: Yisouspider
User-agent: YouBot
User-agent: Webzio
User-agent: Webzio-Extended
Disallow: /

robots.txt published

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Scan Engine Performance

Automated multi-signal inspection pipeline

v5.1.0 Engine

Signals Analyzed

This scan

Sources Checked

Live security feeds

Scan Duration

4.63s

Full live scan

Last Scan

11/13/2026

Live timestamp

Overall Risk

Low Risk

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