Website reputation report

huffingtonpost.com.au

Last checked 55 minutes ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

huffingtonpost.com.au is currently classified in the News & Media category based on observed public pages. An About page was also found. The sampled pages were marked as English-language. Recurring page-metadata topics include latest, huffpost, politics.

No listed local patterns observedHomepage-only analysis is not a malware clearance. Read the scope and findings below.

66/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History0 Infrastructure95 Website Security95 Security Hygiene70 Transparency54 Reputation50 Operational Stability85
Trust RadarEight observed factors. Select one to inspect its evidence.

How to read this report

Safety Score evaluates observed signals. Evidence Confidence measures how complete, direct, fresh, and consistent those signals are.

No automated scan can guarantee that a website is safe.

Independent evidence brief

What we observed about huffingtonpost.com.au

Updated Oct 1, 2026

The latest scan examined 0 public pages on huffingtonpost.com.au. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its About page, the site says: “Honestly, I think you’d be an idiot to not question it,” one security expert said in response.

Observed page title: HuffPost - Breaking News, Politics, Entertainment & Opinion.

Registrar and domain history

A reliable creation date was not returned by the registration lookup. The report leaves domain age unverified rather than guessing.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 1000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Nov 25, 2026.

Threat checks and score context

External malware-provider coverage was unavailable. The report does not treat this missing check as a clean result.

Safety Score: 66/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Latest recorded material change: Safety score updated from 68 to 66.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on huffingtonpost.com.au

10 phrases

These phrases were extracted locally from sampled public page metadata. They are observations, not search-volume or ranking estimates.

latestTitle, H1, Meta description7 sampled pages
huffpostTitle, H1, Meta description6 sampled pages
politicsTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
trumpTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
opinionTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
congressTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
worldTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
breakingTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
photosMeta description3 sampled pages
videosMeta description3 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

i

Confidence is separate

Unavailable evidence is shown as missing and never counted as clean.

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Verify before sensitive actions

Check the exact URL and context before payments, credentials, or downloads.

Fully explainable

Why this score?

Versioned weights
Threat IntelligenceWeight 25%
55/100

Threat providers were unavailable. The neutral uncertainty baseline is not a clean verdict.

Domain HistoryWeight 10%
0/100

Evidence is unavailable.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
95/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
70/100

Observed security header values were checked for basic protective settings. Empty values, disabled HSTS and unrecognized values receive no credit. This is not a complete browser-policy validation.

TransparencyWeight 5%
54/100

Observed site metadata and About page were checked. Publisher-supplied details are not independently verified.

ReputationWeight 5%
50/100

Popularity is weak context, not proof of safety. Unranked sites use a neutral baseline.

Operational StabilityWeight 15%
85/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLLocal antivirus is not enabled
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameLocal feed snapshot unavailable

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource antivirus is not enabled

0 resources checked · 3 script links observed on the homepage. Partial resource coverage.

ClamAV inspects the fetched homepage HTML on our server. New scans also sample up to four linked scripts and two collected internal pages, with size and time limits. Scripts are not executed. Other downloads, private server files and logged-in pages remain outside this check. A signature match needs investigation and can be a false positive. No match is not a whole-site safety guarantee.

Exact hostname lookup uses a downloaded Phishing.Database snapshot. It does not send this domain to an external lookup API or mark sibling subdomains as harmful. Not listed does not mean safe. Snapshot age is download age, not proof that every entry was recently revalidated.

Homepage HTML only · Eight local rule families · local-security-v2

Checks use the fetched page and redirect chain. Scripts are not executed, forms are not submitted, and linked files are not downloaded. This is not a malware clearance.

Page resource inventory

Linked scripts3
Inline scripts12
Embedded frames0
External script hosts1

Counts describe the sampled HTML, not every resource loaded by the browser. External resources are common and are not automatically harmful.

Partial analysis. Only the first 512 KiB of the page were inspected.

No listed local patterns observed. The limited rule set cannot detect every threat or behavior.

External threat intelligence

Provider coverageNot checked

Local checks do not query external reputation databases. An unavailable check is never a clean result.

Registration

Domain information

Public RDAP observation
Canonical domainhuffingtonpost.com.au
RegistrarMarkMonitor Corporate Services Inc
RegisteredUnavailable
Domain ageUnavailable
ExpiresUnavailable
Registry statusesclient delete prohibited · client update prohibited · server renew prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address151.101.130.114
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNNot detected
Web application firewallNot detected

At a glance

Infrastructure summary

Observed during this scan

A compact view of the connection, DNS and security surface. These observations describe what the scanner could verify at scan time and do not prove ownership or ongoing availability.

HTTP response200 · https://www.huffpost.com/
Endpoint151.101.130.114
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface23 records · 4 nameservers · 5 mail exchangers
Protection signals4 security headers · 2 technologies · DNSSEC unknown

Page telemetry

Observed page statistics

Safe metadata only

These counters describe the fetched response and sampled HTML. Script counts describe references in the markup, not a complete browser network log. Cookie counts cover observed response headers.

Response size2,355,614 bytes
HTTP check duration1,000 ms
Cookies observed2
Script resources3 · 1 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks0 frames · 0 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=BE, organizationName=GlobalSign nv-sa, commonName=GlobalSign Atlas R3 DV TLS CA 2025 Q4
Valid fromOct 24, 2025
Valid untilNov 25, 2026
Certificate names*.assets.huffingtonpost.com · *.assets.huffpost.com · *.elections.huffpost.com · *.huffingtonpost.ca · *.huffingtonpost.co.uk · *.huffingtonpost.com · *.huffingtonpost.com.au · *.huffingtonpost.jp · *.huffpost.co.uk · *.huffpost.com · *.login.huffpost.com · *.m.huffingtonpost.ca · *.m.huffingtonpost.co.uk · *.m.huffingtonpost.com.au · *.m.huffingtonpost.jp · *.m.huffpost.com · *.m.quebec.huffingtonpost.ca · *.mapi.huffpost.com · *.modulous.huffpost.com · *.preview.www.huffpost.com · *.qa.huffingtonpost.com · *.quebec.huffingtonpost.ca · *.staging.huffingtonpost.com · *.staging.mobile.huffpost.com · *.widgets.huffpost.com · *.www.huffingtonpost.ca · *.www.huffingtonpost.co.uk · *.www.huffingtonpost.com.au · *.www.huffingtonpost.jp · *.www.huffpost.com · *.www.quebec.huffingtonpost.ca · huffingtonpost.ca · huffingtonpost.co.uk · huffingtonpost.com.au · huffingtonpost.jp · huffpost.com

Resolution

DNS footprint

DNSKEY status unknown

DNSKEY presence does not verify the DNSSEC signature chain. Missing records can mean no record was returned or the lookup was unavailable.

A151.101.130.114TTL —
A151.101.194.114TTL —
A151.101.2.114TTL —
A151.101.66.114TTL —
NSns-1268.awsdns-30.orgTTL —
NSns-1718.awsdns-22.co.ukTTL —
NSns-54.awsdns-06.comTTL —
NSns-951.awsdns-54.netTTL —
MX1 aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
CAA0 iodef "mailto:security@verizonmedia.com"TTL —
CAA0 issue "amazon.com"TTL —
CAA0 issue "digicert.com"TTL —
CAA0 issue "globalsign.com"TTL —
CAA0 issue "letsencrypt.org"TTL —
TXT183b51362a8f45b0bfb458e97cc27239TTL —
TXTdocusign=f3a6ba79-1b8c-4e65-8ea4-9e106e04ef90TTL —
TXTdropbox-domain-verification=jka673dmof9qTTL —
TXTfacebook-domain-verification=o2btv2ryx93bx4wsci94vpwgzzbw5uTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=F_a3jeOvZgRDtF1Q25QbruLKXWMQpXF3DUC5ExazsyYTTL —

DNS observations · no external lookup API

Domain email protection

Exact-host SPF and DMARC observations help the owner investigate email impersonation risks. They are separate from website malware checks and do not change the Safety Score.

SPFNo matching record returned for this exact hostname
DMARCPolicy record observed, not fully validated

What to do next

Review the records with your mail administrator. Inventory legitimate senders and test SPF and DKIM alignment before enforcing a stricter DMARC policy. Fix duplicate records and investigate overly permissive SPF rules.

This bounded check does not send email, probe SMTP, evaluate recursive SPF includes, verify DKIM signatures or apply organizational-domain DMARC inheritance. A missing subdomain record does not prove that no inherited protection exists. A DNS timeout is unknown, not an absent record. A policy record is not proof that messages authenticate successfully.

Responsible disclosure

security.txt

RFC 9116 observation

No readable security.txt file was observed at the standard locations. This is informational and is not evidence of malware.

Browser protections

Security headers

4 observed
content-security-policypresent sandbox allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation; frame-ancestors 'self' *.huffpost.com *.huffingtonpost.com *.huffpost.net *.buzzfeed.com clients.opinary.com compass.pressekompass.net *.newsbreak.com *.newsbreakapp.com *.upday-content.com *.upday.com *.samsung-news.com; report-uri https://huffpost.report-uri.com/r/d/csp/enforce;
referrer-policypresent no-referrer-when-downgrade
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31536000
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation
Cookies observed2
Missing Secure2
Missing HttpOnly2
Missing SameSite2

Only cookie attribute counts are retained. Cookie names and values are never stored. These observations are not proof of compromise and do not independently change the Safety Score.

Detected stack

Technologies

Nginx 93% Tailwind CSS 72%

Versions are shown only when publicly exposed by the page or response headers. An observed version is not, by itself, proof of a vulnerability.

JavaScript library advisories

JavaScript advisory analysis could not be completed or no eligible script files were sampled. No clean result is implied.

Recommended maintenance checks

NginxReview the Nginx branch and keep security patches current. Avoid exposing detailed server version headers.

About this website

What the site says about itself

“Honestly, I think you’d be an idiot to not question it,” one security expert said in response.

View the site's About page ↗

This is publisher supplied information. The independent safety findings are shown separately.

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleHuffPost - Breaking News, Politics, Entertainment & Opinion
First headingHUFFPOST
DescriptionRead the latest U.S. and world news, politics, entertainment, lifestyle and opinion pieces from HuffPost’s trusted team of journalists.
Canonical URLhttps://www.huffpost.com/
Final URLhttps://www.huffpost.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=utf-8 · 1000 ms
Languageen
Structured typesItemList · ListItem · NewsMediaOrganization · WebPage · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://www.huffpost.com/news/About page detectedhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-america-gov-tool-experts-warn_l_6abc0ec9e4b075cb0a416cc2?origin=home-latest-news-unitSupport page detectedhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/ken-paxton-privately-admits-trumps-midterm-convention-negatively-affected-support_n_6abd1f99e4b0ecc03a1dcc96
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts preload100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
missing100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
5100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
23100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp has default src100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp has object src100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe eval100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe inline100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp wildcard sources100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts include subdomains100% evidence confidence
31536000100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

2 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/
Hop 2https://www.huffpost.com/

The chain is shown exactly as observed by the scanner. A redirect is not itself a malware finding, but unexpected domains or an HTTP downgrade deserve review.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

Safety Score-2 points
HTTP status200 → 200
Final URL changedNo
Technologies addedNone observed
Technologies removedNone observed

This comparison uses persisted scan evidence only. A changed signal can reflect a real website change, a different response or newly available evidence.

Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
rapid-harbor-wave-468

Comparable components help find technically related websites. A match does not prove common ownership.

DnsHashed private comparison value
TechnologiesHashed private comparison value

Material changes only

Change history

Safety score updated from 68 to 66.

score changed

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Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of huffingtonpost.com.au
Earlier browser capture retained because this scan did not produce a usable replacement. It is not fresh scan evidence.

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Questions about huffingtonpost.com.au

FAQ

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Is huffingtonpost.com.au safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 66/100 with 75% Evidence Confidence. This is a point-in-time assessment of observed technical signals, not a guarantee. Check the exact address and avoid entering payment details if anything looks unusual.

Did the scan detect malware on huffingtonpost.com.au?

External threat-provider coverage was unavailable for this scan, so malware status is unverified.

When was huffingtonpost.com.au registered?

The registry lookup did not provide a reliable creation date in this scan.

Did huffingtonpost.com.au have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.3. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

How does huffingtonpost.com.au describe itself?

The website's About page describes its purpose in the report above. This is publisher-supplied information and is separate from independent security findings.

Can a paid listing change this website's score?

No. Premium placement and owner-supplied pages are labelled separately. Technical evidence, the Safety Score and moderation decisions remain independent.