Is thetimes.com a scam?

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

Is thetimes.com safe to use?

thetimes.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 95/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does thetimes.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. thetimes.com presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, expiring in 68 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the thetimes.com domain?

thetimes.com is 31.5 years old, registered on 1/11/1995 through MarkMonitor Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has thetimes.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

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

Is thetimes.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

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

Where is thetimes.com hosted?

thetimes.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Data Services Ireland Limited in IE (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.

Is thetimes.com a well-known website?

Yes. thetimes.com 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.

Security Review

Is thetimes.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 95/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

The official domain for The Times newspaper, featuring a clean security record and over 30 years of established web history.

Why we trust it

Domain has been active for over 11,000 days (since 1996).Zero detections across 92 different antivirus engines.Verified business registration for Times Media Limited in the United Kingdom.

thetimes.comScanned 2h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 94·MT 95

Warning signals (1)

Redirects to another domain

Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Domain is 31 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

31 years old

Registered Jan 11, 1995

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.

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

thetimes.com

1Screenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render

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

Visual Screenshot Analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

/ 100

High visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.

Visual risk50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Screenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain has been registered for over 31 years and is the primary digital home for one of the world's most recognized news organizations. Our antivirus network and malware engines show zero flags across nearly 100 different scanners. While the page initially showed a device verification screen, this is a common security measure for high-traffic sites to block cyberattacks. The site is operated by a verified UK business, Times Media Limited, which is part of a major global media group. All technical signals, including hosting reputation and SSL status, confirm this is a legitimate enterprise site.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The page content captured during the scan shows a security challenge screen designed to verify the user is not a bot. This is standard behavior for major media outlets protecting their paywalled content.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on high-reputation infrastructure with no history of abuse reports. It utilizes a valid SSL certificate and loads resources from known, legitimate media delivery networks.

Domain History

Registered in 1996, the domain has a massive historical footprint. It is managed by a professional corporate registrar, which is typical for high-value global brands.

Web Reputation

The site maintains a top-tier global traffic rank, placing it among the most visited websites worldwide. Independent review aggregators show a long history of legitimate business operations, despite typical customer service complaints regarding subscription billing.

Risk Factors

The initial scan caught a 'Verifying Device' screen, which can sometimes be mistaken for a broken page by automated tools.

Positive Signals

Domain has been active for over 11,000 days (since 1996).
Zero detections across 92 different antivirus engines.
Verified business registration for Times Media Limited in the United Kingdom.
High global traffic ranking indicates a massive, established user base.
Clean hosting IP with no history of malicious activity.

AI Recommendation

This site is safe to use. If you encounter a verification screen, simply wait a moment for the page to load the news content.

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 thetimes.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

31 yrs

Registered Jan 1995

Business registration

Active · United Kingdom

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

10 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

thetimes.com is the official website of The Times and The Sunday Times, a major UK national newspaper founded in 1785 and owned by News Corp via News UK.
The site has an online presence since 1996; introduced a paywall in 2010 and has hundreds of thousands of digital subscribers with readership in the hundreds of millions monthly.
Company details: Published by Times Media Limited, 1 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9GF; contact includes care@thetimes.com and phone numbers for subscriptions.
Trustpilot shows mixed customer service reviews for thetimes.co.uk / thetimes.com focused on subscription billing and trials (low score from small number of reviews on thetimes.com specifically).
No scam reports, fraud alerts, or phishing complaints found in searches; the site itself publishes articles warning about scams.
Reddit users frequently link to and discuss thetimes.com articles as credible news sources.
The scanned page showing "Verifying Device" with failure is consistent with anti-bot or security checks on the legitimate high-traffic news site.

Business registration

Status: active · United Kingdom

Published by Times Media Limited (company number referenced in footer as 894646 in some pages; registered office 1 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9GF), wholly owned by News UK & Ireland Ltd, part of News Corp. Established 1785.

Research summary

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

Our research confirms thetimes.com is the official digital presence of The Times, a UK national newspaper founded in 1785. The site is operated by Times Media Limited, based in London, and is a subsidiary of News UK. While some independent review sites contain mixed feedback regarding subscription cancellations, there are no reports of scam activity, phishing, or malware associated with this domain. It is widely cited as a credible source across platforms like Reddit and major news aggregators.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless92Engines

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

Domain History

Age31 years old

RegistrarMarkMonitor Inc.

RegisteredJan 11, 1995

ExpiresJan 10, 2027

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.2

IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR1

ExpiresSep 2, 2026 (68d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAmazon Data Services Ireland Limited

Server locationIE

Web serverCloudFront

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1307http://thetimes.com/
2301https://thetimes.com/
3200https://www.thetimes.com/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPAmazon Data Services Ireland Limited

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 thetimes.com and not a lookalike like t-hetimes.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
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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 thetimes.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
thetimes.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 95/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. thetimes.com presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, expiring in 68 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
thetimes.com is 31.5 years old, registered on 1/11/1995 through MarkMonitor Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report thetimes.com as clean.
No. thetimes.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
thetimes.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Data Services Ireland Limited in IE (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.
Yes. thetimes.com 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.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·thetimes.com

SAFE

This is the official website for The Times and The Sunday Times, a historic and legitimate British newspaper. The 'Verifying Device' screen is a standard security check used to prevent automated bot traffic. You can safely proceed to the news content.

This site is safe to use. If you encounter a verification screen, simply wait a moment for the page to load the news content.

AV engines

MT passes

Net signals

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