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bellingcat.com

Observed Jul 21, 2026, 19:26 UTC (3d ago). Every field below was attested with an Ed25519 signature at scan time. Catalog observation, re-checked on rotation — watch it for 5-minute checks.

Up right now
Runs onCloudflare
Email byGoogle Workspace
Secured byGoogle Trust Services
Registered withGoDaddy.com, LLC
Also usesGoogle Search ConsoleSlack
IPv6 · 1 subdomain · non_profit
Every line above is a signed observation. Check the math at the bottom of the page.
INFRASTRUCTURE MAPwhat bellingcat.com actually stands on - every host below is a signed observation
bellingcat.com
A / AAAA
172.66.172.84104.20.30.1922606:4700:10::6814:1ec02606:4700:10::ac42:ac54
Cloudflareserves the site
NS
audrey.ns.cloudflare.comishaan.ns.cloudflare.com
cloudflare.comanswers its DNS
MX
aspmx.l.google.comalt3.aspmx.l.google.comalt4.aspmx.l.google.comalt1.aspmx.l.google.com+1 more
Google Workspacereceives its email
TLS
bellingcat.com
Google Trust Servicesissued its certificate

DNS Records

A 2

  • 172.66.172.84
  • 104.20.30.192

AAAA 2

  • 2606:4700:10::6814:1ec0
  • 2606:4700:10::ac42:ac54

MX 5

  • 1aspmx.l.google.com
  • 10alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
  • 10alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
  • 5alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
  • 5alt2.aspmx.l.google.com

TXT 15

  • 425B3E9681
  • HbEy9wlhfSbh
  • MS=ms71957508
  • anthropic-domain-verification-rkgrjg=uNL1HWzVhUsH2JDEjZRmnOJBJ
  • apple-domain-verification=ltpXu0akd9dqcMec
  • bw=NFPlzlX8ooSYsvf4/wuQ6FBJ1Blo3cRYWMEqQ1xnp9Cq
  • canva-site-verification=OScS2gzHatVx1EXMgwYxWg
  • google-site-verification=Z5Sup8nU24hSwS3cxofMzfVFnNLpHrtfm_t8dytR_so
  • google-site-verification=oaGp_gRaUe4ouaer_qnJsWMmLSJ4PNIv7WHa5qdJMiw
  • google-site-verification=qROxAQaxoNkOpZYoyEMkjvLG2rYhl86OWxi6qENousw

NS 2

  • audrey.ns.cloudflare.com
  • ishaan.ns.cloudflare.com

SOA 1

  • audrey.ns.cloudflare.com dns.cloudflare.com

CAA 13

  • issue "amazon.com"
  • issue "comodoca.com"
  • issue "digicert.com; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"
  • issue "entrust.net"
  • issue "letsencrypt.org"
  • issue "pki.goog; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"
  • issue "ssl.com"
  • issuewild "amazon.com"
  • issuewild "comodoca.com"
  • issuewild "digicert.com; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"

TLS Certificates (3)

Common NameIssuerExpires
bellingcat.com C=US, O=Google Trust Services, CN=WE1 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:27:51 +0000
WE1 C=US, O=Google Trust Services LLC, CN=GTS Root R4 Tue, 20 Feb 2029 14:00:00 +0000
GTS Root R4 C=BE, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, 2.5.4.11=Root CA, CN=GlobalSign Root CA Fri, 28 Jan 2028 00:00:42 +0000

Subdomains (1)

The proof

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Ed25519 Receipt

Receipt ID
rcpt_f2c20ed7e23fc246
Output Hash
3fba7d96c84a168002fd65b6c4442fc2126cf859bc822ecffcc20e0abd625ba0
Signature
ed25519:0345eb976743cb2a0ad7b25b7e906d10b6c02dfaf602a88bc9197ce515a42105341c9fbde992f1fbd3e137e7e1b86dddf9b10ddb0f752d43998e9b7932230409
Public Key
ed25519:178c3bd0f57d9d64b83cc4630753381e1a465005a2bbba3d032371f24af0bfd8
Parent
(genesis)
Plane
fast
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