Website reputation report

joongang.co.kr

Last checked 15 hours ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

joongang.co.kr is currently classified in the News & Media category based on observed public pages. Recurring page-metadata topics include 중앙일보, ai기자의, briefing.

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

60/100Safety Score
70%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History0 Infrastructure92 Website Security79 Security Hygiene50 Transparency48 Reputation50 Operational Stability83
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 joongang.co.kr

Updated Oct 2, 2026

The latest scan examined 9 public pages on joongang.co.kr. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its homepage, the site says: 중앙일보(The JoongAng)는 정치, 경제, 사회, 국제, 외교안보, 문화, 스포츠 등 각 분야의 현장과 세상에 가려진 사실을 발굴해 정확한 뉴스와 깊이 있는 분석으로 독자들에게 전달합니다.

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 3000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Nov 5, 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: 60/100. Evidence Confidence: 70%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on joongang.co.kr

9 of up to 10 pages

We sampled public pages from this website to understand its subject and contact paths. The titles and short descriptions below come from the website itself. They are not endorsements or independent safety findings.

중앙일보중앙일보(The JoongAng)는 정치, 경제, 사회, 국제, 외교안보, 문화, 스포츠 등 각 분야의 현장과 세상에 가려진 사실을 발굴해 정확한 뉴스와 깊이 있는 분석으로 독자들에게 전달합니다. News Espresso | 시리즈 | 더중앙플러스 | 중앙일보News Espresso, 오늘 꼭 챙겨야 할 뉴스, 에스프레소로 만나보세요! 레이스 전체보기 | 2026 지방선거 | 중앙일보2026 전국동시지방선거 최신 뉴스와 분석! 중앙일보에서 신속하고 정확한 선거 소식을 확인하세요. [AI기자의 News Briefing] 10월1일 오늘의 주요 뉴스를 전해 드립니다. | 뉴스레터 | 중앙일보AI 뉴스 요약 | 중앙일보중앙일보 뉴스레터 ‘AI기자의 News Briefing’은 Google Cloud AI를 활용하여 신문 1~5면의 주요기사를 이해하기 쉬운 200자 ‘생성형 AI’ 요약 서비스로 제공합니다. AI기자의 News Briefing | 뉴스레터 | 중앙일보중앙일보 뉴스레터 ‘AI기자의 News Briefing’은 Google Cloud AI를 활용하여 신문 1~5면의 주요기사를 이해하기 쉬운 200자 ‘생성형 AI’ 요약 서비스로 제공합니다. 뉴스 1페이지 | 중앙SUNDAY뉴스 1페이지, 중앙SUNDAY의 최신 뉴스를 만나보세요. 중앙일보 이용안내 | 중앙일보중앙일보 이용안내 뉴스 , 중앙일보의 최신 뉴스를 만나보세요. 종이신문 그대로, 중앙일보 지면보기뉴스의 깊이와 맥락을 전하는 지면의 흐름, 중앙일보 지면보기를 통해 만나보세요. 李, 퇴원한 정청래와 4시간 만찬…‘김지용 반대’ 강경파 다독이기 | 중앙일보이재명 대통령이 1일 청와대에서 최근 건강을 회복해 퇴원한 정청래 전 더불어민주당 대표와 만찬 회동을 가졌다. 지난 8월 19일 김민석 민주당 대표 취임 직후 정 전 대표, 송영길 당시 대표 후보를 초청해 가졌던 만찬 이후 43일 만에 이뤄진 만남이다. 강유정 청와대 …

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on joongang.co.kr

5 phrases

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

중앙일보Title, H1, Meta description8 sampled pages
ai기자의Title, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
briefingTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
만나보세요Meta description4 sampled pages
뉴스레터Title, Meta description2 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

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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%
92/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
79/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
50/100

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%
48/100

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%
83/100

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 · 34 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 scripts34
Inline scripts31
Embedded frames1
External script hosts3

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

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 domainjoongang.co.kr
RegistrarUnavailable
RegisteredUnavailable
Domain ageUnavailable
ExpiresUnavailable
Registry statusesUnavailable
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address117.52.115.89
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.joongang.co.kr/
Endpoint117.52.115.89
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface16 records · 6 nameservers · 3 mail exchangers
Protection signals1 security headers · 3 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 size400,463 bytes
HTTP check duration3,000 ms
Cookies observed1
Script resources34 · 3 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks1 frames · 0 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=DigiCert Inc, organizationalUnitName=www.digicert.com, commonName=Thawte TLS RSA CA G1
Valid fromOct 13, 2025
Valid untilNov 5, 2026
Certificate names*.joongang.co.kr · joongang.co.kr

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.

A117.52.115.89TTL —
NSa1-127.akam.netTTL —
NSa11-66.akam.netTTL —
NSa12-66.akam.netTTL —
NSa26-64.akam.netTTL —
NSa28-64.akam.netTTL —
NSa7-64.akam.netTTL —
MX10 sniper.joins.netTTL —
MX20 sniper2.joins.netTTL —
MX20 sniper2.joongang.co.krTTL —
TXT_globalsign-domain-verification=SrNwkEfNROy-j1_lW028m-bI90H-ju0KvdcP4ID53ATTL —
TXT_q4svb6bhhxozaljtr9cb0xcgvjzs64fTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=9XyCYSDhos385ZNH2qRu-UID3lCaYRdLqqD7hKyAElwTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=bmzCT54erfuI2i1HR7wvEGvtWytp2NMAJBedAoAakmoTTL —
TXThibp-verify=dweb_tjo9t83hkr3eqsml5sqiusdsTTL —
TXTv=spf1 include:_spfa.joongang.co.kr include:_spf.google.com include:mail.stibee.com include:_spf.mlsend.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com ~allTTL —

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.

SPFPolicy record observed, not fully validated
DMARCMonitoring-only DMARC policy

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

1 observed
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31536000;

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation
Cookies observed1
Missing Secure1
Missing HttpOnly1
Missing SameSite1

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

Bootstrap 80% Google Tag Manager 96% jQuery 3.6.0 82%

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

jQueryConfirm the observed jQuery version is supported by your application and update it through your normal dependency process.

Publisher supplied

Public contact details

These details were observed on the website, not independently verified as an active support channel.

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page title중앙일보
First headingUnavailable
Description중앙일보(The JoongAng)는 정치, 경제, 사회, 국제, 외교안보, 문화, 스포츠 등 각 분야의 현장과 세상에 가려진 사실을 발굴해 정확한 뉴스와 깊이 있는 분석으로 독자들에게 전달합니다.
Canonical URLhttps://www.joongang.co.kr/
Final URLhttps://www.joongang.co.kr/
HTTP response200 · text/html;charset=UTF-8 · 3000 ms
Languageko
Structured typesWebSite
Page page detectedhttps://www.joongang.co.kr/plus/series/323
ko100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
3100% evidence confidence
6100% evidence confidence
16100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% 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 present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts include subdomains100% evidence confidence
31536000100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts preload100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.joongang.co.kr/

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

A comparison will appear after the next completed scan.

Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
clear-shield-path-839

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

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

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Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of joongang.co.kr
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 joongang.co.kr

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Is joongang.co.kr safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 60/100 with 70% 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 joongang.co.kr?

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

When was joongang.co.kr registered?

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

Did joongang.co.kr have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.2. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

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.