Is akamai.com a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on akamai.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is akamai.com safe to use?

akamai.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 91/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does akamai.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. akamai.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by DigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G3 TLS ECC SHA384 2020 CA1, expiring in 184 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the akamai.com domain?

akamai.com is 27.8 years old, registered on 8/17/1998 through MarkMonitor Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has akamai.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report akamai.com as clean.

Is akamai.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. akamai.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is akamai.com hosted?

akamai.com resolves to an IP operated by Akamai Technologies, Inc. in US (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.

How often is the akamai.com report updated?

We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is akamai.com legit or a scam?

Name: Is akamai.com legit or a scam?
Item: akamai.com
Rating: 5
Author: MalwareTips

Our verdict:Safe· 91/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official Akamai Technologies site, a 28-year-old public CDN and cybersecurity company with zero malicious detections and verified business history.

Why we trust it

Zero detections across our antivirus network and clean browser blocklist status.Domain age exceeds 27 years with active, privacy-unprotected registration.Verified US business registration since 1998 and NASDAQ listing.

akamai.comScanned 5d ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 90·MT 92

Category tags

cdncloud services95% MT confidence

Warning signals (1)

Redirects to another domain

Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Domain is 28 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

28 years old

Registered Aug 17, 1998

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 95% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The site belongs to Akamai Technologies, a well-established public company founded in 1998 that provides CDN, cloud, and security services. Our antivirus network returned zero flags and the hosting IP shows no abuse reports. The domain is over 27 years old with valid SSL and active US business registration. The two scam mentions refer only to external impersonators using the name, not the site itself, while positive reviews appear on G2 and independent review aggregator. These signals together confirm the domain is the authentic corporate presence rather than any fraudulent operation.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The domain serves as the official corporate site for Akamai Technologies, offering information on CDN, cloud computing, and cybersecurity services.

Infrastructure

Valid SSL certificate issued by DigiCert with 184 days remaining.
Hosting IP carries an abuse score of 0/100 with no reported incidents.
Two cross-domain redirects observed but no homoglyph or IDN manipulation.

Domain History

Registered August 17, 1998 via MarkMonitor and set to expire in 2026; the company itself was incorporated the same year and remains publicly traded on NASDAQ.

Web Reputation

Independent review sites show strong ratings, and the company maintains official channels for reporting abuse.

Risk Factors

Three unspecified complaints noted in search results.
Scamalytics assigns medium fraud risk to traffic from the Akamai ISP range.

Positive Signals

Zero detections across our antivirus network and clean browser blocklist status.
Domain age exceeds 27 years with active, privacy-unprotected registration.
Verified US business registration since 1998 and NASDAQ listing.
Positive ratings on G2 (4.5 stars from 679 reviews) and independent review aggregator.
Company publishes its own warnings about impersonation attempts.

AI Recommendation

Use akamai.com only for official Akamai services and ignore any unsolicited messages claiming to represent the company.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

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akamai.com

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Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for akamai.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

27 yrs

Registered Aug 1998

Business registration

Active · US

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

Clone check

Not a clone

No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

2 scam reports · 3 complaints · 2 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain akamai.com registered August 17, 1998 via MarkMonitor; expires 2026
Akamai Technologies founded/incorporated 1998; public company NASDAQ:AKAM
Headquartered Cambridge, Massachusetts; ~11,400 employees; $4.21B 2025 revenue
Operates CDN, cloud computing, cybersecurity, DDoS mitigation services
Maintains official abuse reporting forms and security@akamai.com contact
Scamalytics rates Akamai Technologies ISP traffic as medium fraud risk (score 33/100)
Wikipedia and company site confirm 28+ years operation as major internet infrastructure provider

Scam reports (2)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

Redditopen
"Scam email from Akamai.com : r/Coinbase"
Akamai Blogopen
"Scammers appear to be contacting multiple individuals while falsely posing as representatives of Akamai Technologies and soliciting payments or investments using cryptocurrency"

Positive reviews (2)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

G2open
"Akamai Technologies has been rated 4.5 stars by 679 verified reviews on G2."
Trustpilotopen
"Akamai Technologies, Inc. is an American content delivery network and cloud service provider headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States."

Business registration

Status: active · US

Incorporated August 20, 1998; HQ Cambridge, MA; NASDAQ: AKAM; multiple international entities e.g. Belgium CRO-equivalent registrations

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research located two scam-related mentions, both describing external actors impersonating Akamai via email or Telegram rather than issues with the site itself. Reddit and the company's own blog both highlight these impersonation attempts. Two positive reviews appear on G2 and independent review aggregator, and business records confirm incorporation in 1998 with active status.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious61Harmless92Engines

Clean

Kaspersky

Clean

Bitdefender

Clean

Microsoft

Not in pass

ESET-NOD32

Not in pass

Avira

Not in pass

Sophos

Clean

Fortinet

Clean

Google Safebrowsing

Clean

Emsisoft

Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age28 years old

RegistrarMarkMonitor Inc.

RegisteredAug 17, 1998

ExpiresAug 16, 2026

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerDigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G3 TLS ECC SHA384 2020 CA1

ExpiresDec 2, 2026 (184d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAkamai Technologies, Inc.

Server locationUS

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://akamai.com/
2301https://akamai.com/
3403https://www.akamai.com/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPAkamai Technologies, Inc.

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on akamai.com and not a lookalike like a-kamai.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
Discuss this site on the forum
If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.
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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on akamai.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·akamai.com

SAFE

Akamai.com is the legitimate website of Akamai Technologies, a major content delivery network and cloud provider. Our analysis shows a clean security scan, a domain registered in 1998, and confirmed active business registration with positive reviews on independent sites. Users can safely access official services here.

Use akamai.com only for official Akamai services and ignore any unsolicited messages claiming to represent the company.

AV engines

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