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

Is ccc.de safe to use?

ccc.de passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 94/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does ccc.de have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. ccc.de presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · E8, expiring in 71 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has ccc.de been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report ccc.de as clean.

Is ccc.de on any phishing or malware blacklists?

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

Where is ccc.de hosted?

ccc.de resolves to an IP operated by Chaos Computer Club e.V. in DE (usage type: Fixed Line ISP). 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.

Is ccc.de a well-known website?

Yes. ccc.de sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.

How often is the ccc.de report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 10, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around ccc.de have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is ccc.de legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 94/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official website of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), a legitimate European non-profit hacker association founded in 1981 with over 7,700 members.

Why we trust it

Legally registered non-profit (e.V.) in Germany since 1986 with official registration number 10940.Zero malicious or suspicious flags across 92 antivirus engines.Hosting IP has zero abuse reports and abuse score of 0/100.

ccc.deScanned 4d ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 99·MT 92

Warning signals (1)

Redirects to another domain

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 98% confidence

SAFE

No threats detected

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

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LIVE RENDER

ccc.de

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The Chaos Computer Club is a registered non-profit organization (e.V.) in Hamburg, Germany, with legal registration number 10940 dating back to April 1986. Our antivirus network shows zero malicious or suspicious flags across 92 engines, the hosting IP has a clean abuse score of 0/100, and SSL is valid. The page content matches the organization's stated mission: information freedom and technology impact assessment. Independent sources including Wikipedia and the organization's own Impressum confirm ccc.de as the official domain. The CCC actively publishes policy statements, organizes major events like the Chaos Communication Congress, and produces educational content on cybersecurity and fraud detection. No scam reports, complaints, or negative mentions were found in any search.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The site presents itself as the Chaos Computer Club, describing itself as Europe's largest hacker association with over 40 years of history. The page displays current policy advocacy work, event announcements, and links to related services (media.ccc.de for talks, events.ccc.de for conferences). The German-language content focuses on technology policy, surveillance, and digital rights.

Infrastructure

Hosting IP 185.106.84.100 has zero abuse reports and an abuse score of 0/100. SSL certificate is valid (Let's Encrypt, 71 days to expiry). The domain redirects once to a cross-domain endpoint but shows no homoglyph or IDN abuse. No malware, phishing, or suspicious content detected by our antivirus network.

Domain History

The Chaos Computer Club e.V. is legally registered at Amtsgericht Hamburg under Vereinsregisternummer 10940, with registration dating to April 1986. This is a long-established, officially recognized non-profit organization in Germany.

Web Reputation

Multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, news archives, policy databases) confirm ccc.de as the official website. The organization is widely cited in German and international media as a legitimate advocacy group. No scam reports, complaints, or fraudulent activity detected.

Positive Signals

Legally registered non-profit (e.V.) in Germany since 1986 with official registration number 10940.
Zero malicious or suspicious flags across 92 antivirus engines.
Hosting IP has zero abuse reports and abuse score of 0/100.
Valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt.
Confirmed as official domain by Wikipedia and multiple independent sources.

AI Recommendation

This is a safe, legitimate website. You can visit and interact with it without concern. If you're interested in digital rights, technology policy, or cybersecurity, the Chaos Computer Club is a credible source of information and advocacy.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

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

Business registration

Active · Germany

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

No scam reports found

No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Official website of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), Europe's largest hacker association founded in 1981 with over 7,700 members
Page title and description match the organization's stated purpose: information freedom and technology impact assessment
CCC e.V. is legally registered in the Vereinsregister at Amtsgericht Hamburg under number 10940 (since April 1986)
No scam reports, complaints, or negative mentions found for ccc.de in searches for scam, betrug, phishing, or fake
Actively organizes events like the Chaos Communication Congress (events.ccc.de), publishes talks on media.ccc.de, and engages in policy advocacy
Wikipedia and multiple independent sources (including their Impressum at ccc.de/de/imprint) directly list ccc.de as the official site
The organization itself produces content on phishing, fake shops, and fraud detection (e.g., talks on BogusBazaar and ticket fraud)

Business registration

Status: active · Germany

Registered as Chaos Computer Club e.V. (eingetragener Verein) at Amtsgericht Hamburg, Vereinsregisternummer 10940 since 1986

Research summary

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

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for ccc.de and found no scam reports, complaints, or negative mentions. The Chaos Computer Club is confirmed as a legitimate, legally registered non-profit organization in Germany with over 40 years of history. Multiple independent sources including Wikipedia, news archives, and policy databases list ccc.de as the official website. The organization is widely recognized in German and international media as a credible advocacy group focused on digital rights, technology policy, and cybersecurity education.

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.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found

No clear contact details on the page

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No phone number listed on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · E8

ExpiresAug 20, 2026 (71d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingChaos Computer Club e.V.

Server locationDE

Web servernginx/1.30.1

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1302http://ccc.de/
2200https://www.ccc.de/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPChaos Computer Club e.V.

Usage typeFixed Line ISP

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 ccc.de and not a lookalike like c-cc.de.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.
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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 ↗

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

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Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on ccc.de. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
ccc.de passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 94/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. ccc.de presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · E8, expiring in 71 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report ccc.de as clean.
No. ccc.de is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
ccc.de resolves to an IP operated by Chaos Computer Club e.V. in DE (usage type: Fixed Line ISP). 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.
Yes. ccc.de sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 10, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around ccc.de have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·ccc.de

SAFE

This is the official website of the Chaos Computer Club, Europe's largest hacker association, legally registered in Germany since 1986. All technical signals are clean, and the organization is well-documented across independent sources.

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