Security Review

Is icloud.com.cn legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 89/100

Official Apple iCloud domain for China, operated by authorized Guizhou-Cloud partner with valid Apple EV certificate and clean security scan.

icloud.com.cnScanned 3h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 91·MT 88
Technical red flags (1)
Impersonates Apple
Warning signals (1)
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% 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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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
icloud.com.cn is the legitimate, designated iCloud service domain for mainland China users. Our research confirms it is operated by 云上贵州 (Guizhou-Cloud Big Data Industry Development Co., Ltd.), a state-linked entity authorized by Apple to provide iCloud services in compliance with Chinese data-residency laws since 2018. The domain carries a valid Apple Extended Validation SSL certificate, passes all antivirus and browser-blocklist checks, and hosts multiple official iCloud subpages (Find My, Mail, iCloud Drive) matching Apple's branding and functionality. No scam reports, phishing complaints, or negative reviews target this domain. While icloud.com.cn is not the global iCloud domain (icloud.com), it is explicitly documented in Apple's legal terms and support materials as the official service endpoint for China.
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Page Content

The page displays the iCloud login interface with the official Apple branding and meta description matching Apple's iCloud sign-in page. The page title is 'iCloud' and references Apple Account authentication. No contact information, phone numbers, or postal addresses are listed — typical for a login-only landing page. External resources load from apple.com and icloud.com, confirming integration with Apple's infrastructure.

Infrastructure

The domain uses a valid Extended Validation SSL certificate issued by Apple Inc. (Apple Public EV Server RSA CA 1 - G1), with 182 days remaining. The hosting IP (103.115.248.1) has zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score. All 92 antivirus engines report clean status, and major browser blocklists show no flags.

Domain History

WHOIS data is unavailable, but our research confirms icloud.com.cn is registered and operated by 云上贵州 (Guizhou-Cloud Big Data Industry Development Co., Ltd.), a company linked to Guizhou provincial government and state-owned entities. The domain has been in active operation since 2018 as Apple's official iCloud service for mainland China, complying with local data-residency requirements.

Web Reputation

No scam reports, phishing complaints, or negative reviews were found targeting icloud.com.cn. Independent trust-rating aggregators returned no data (typical for official corporate domains). The domain is documented in Apple's legal terms, support pages, and domain lists as the official iCloud endpoint for China. Netify and The Apple Wiki explicitly associate icloud.com.cn with Apple's iCloud application.

Positive Signals
5
  • Valid Apple Extended Validation SSL certificate with 182 days to expiry.
  • Operated by authorized state-linked entity (Guizhou-Cloud) in partnership with Apple since 2018.
  • All 92 antivirus engines report clean; zero abuse reports on hosting IP.
  • Explicitly documented in Apple's legal terms and support materials as official iCloud domain for mainland China.
  • Multiple official iCloud subpages (Find My, Mail, iCloud Drive) present with correct functionality and branding.
AI Recommendation
This is Apple's official iCloud service for mainland China. You can safely sign in with your Apple Account. If you are outside mainland China, use the global iCloud domain (icloud.com) instead.
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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 icloud.com.cn, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · China
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
  • icloud.com.cn is the designated domain for iCloud services in mainland China, as confirmed by Apple legal documents, support pages, and domain lists.
  • Operated by 云上贵州 (Guizhou-Cloud Big Data Industry Development Co., Ltd. / 云上艾珀(贵州)技术有限公司), with data stored in China per local regulations since 2018.
  • Multiple subpages (e.g., /find, /mail, /iclouddrive) match official Apple iCloud functionality and branding.
  • Netify and The Apple Wiki explicitly associate icloud.com.cn with Apple iCloud application.
  • No scam reports, phishing complaints, or negative reviews found specifically targeting icloud.com.cn in searches.
  • General iCloud phishing scams exist but target fake domains or emails, not this official .cn variant.
  • Apple's terms state the service is provided by the Guizhou entity with Apple assistance; encryption keys reportedly shared with the operator.
Business registration
Status: active · China

Operated by 云上贵州 (Guizhou-Cloud Big Data / AIPO Cloud (Guizhou) Technology Co., Ltd.), a company linked to Guizhou provincial government/state-owned entities, in partnership with Apple to comply with Chinese regulations. Data stored in China.

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 icloud.com.cn and found no scam reports, phishing complaints, or negative reviews. Our research confirmed that icloud.com.cn is the official, designated iCloud service domain for mainland China, explicitly documented in Apple's legal terms, support pages, and domain lists. The domain is operated by 云上贵州 (Guizhou-Cloud Big Data Industry Development Co., Ltd.), a state-authorized entity in partnership with Apple to comply with Chinese data-residency regulations since 2018. While general iCloud phishing scams exist online, they target fake domains or fraudulent emails — not this official .cn variant.

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.
  • Page impersonates Apple on a non-official domain.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerApple Inc. · Apple Public EV Server RSA CA 1 - G1
ExpiresDec 15, 2026 (182d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingAIPO Cloud (Guizhou) Technology Co., Ltd.
Server locationCN
Web serverAppleHttpServer/c18eb28e782f
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://icloud.com.cn/
  • 2301https://icloud.com.cn/
  • 3200https://www.icloud.com.cn/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPAIPO Cloud (Guizhou) Technology Co., Ltd.
Usage typeCommercial

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 icloud.com.cn and not a lookalike like i-cloud.com.cn.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
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Referenced Domains

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

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 icloud.com.cn. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • icloud.com.cn passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 89/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. icloud.com.cn presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Apple Inc. · Apple Public EV Server RSA CA 1 - G1, expiring in 182 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 icloud.com.cn as clean.
  • No. icloud.com.cn is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • icloud.com.cn resolves to an IP operated by AIPO Cloud (Guizhou) Technology Co., Ltd. in CN (usage type: Commercial). 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. icloud.com.cn 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 15, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around icloud.com.cn have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·icloud.com.cn
SAFE

icloud.com.cn is Apple's official iCloud service domain for mainland China, operated by a state-authorized partner under Chinese data-residency regulations. No scam reports or phishing complaints found.

This is Apple's official iCloud service for mainland China. You can safely sign in with your Apple Account. If you are outside mainland China, use the global iCloud domain (icloud.com) instead.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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