thehackernews.com

DR 86by AhrefsMedium Opportunity · 60/100

About

Identity risk escalates when control gaps, hygiene failures, impact, and intent align, forming toxic combinations that drive real breaches

Categorycomputers_electronics_and_technology/computer_security

Top 41,026

Global Rank

United States 35%

Top Market

-8%

Monthly Trend

9% Bounce

Engagement Signal

Monthly Visits

2,381,113

↓8.1% vs last month

Bounce Rate

8.6%

Pages / Visit

3.4

Avg. Session

4m 1s

Domain Age

15.7 years

Traffic

#41,026Global Rank

#23,487Country Rank (840)

#62Category Rank · Computer_Security

Traffic Trend

↓8.1%

Traffic Sources

Organic Search

37.3%

Direct

44.1%

Social

7.8%

Referral

7.8%

Paid

0.4%

2.7%

Strong brand recognition: 44.1% from direct traffic

Geographic Distribution

DomainShare

🇺🇸United StatesUS

34.7%

🇮🇳IndiaIN

5.8%

🇬🇧United KingdomGB

3.7%

🇵🇭PhilippinesPH

3.4%

🇨🇦CanadaCA

2.8%

Top 3 countries account for 44.3% of traffic

SEO & Keywords

Top Keywords

Keyword
e	1.4M	$1.31	$5.6K
hacker news	244.7K	$1.75	$61.5K
hackernews	140.9K	$2.95	$27.9K
shinyhunters canvas	139.0K	$0.00	$6.1K
the hacker news	10.9K	$2.86	$10.6K

SERP Rankings

Keyword			Ranking URL
hacker news	#2	🏠	thehackernews.com/	208,470	$2.07
hackernews	#2	🏠	thehackernews.com/	145,900	$2.73
hacknews	#2	🏠	thehackernews.com/	4,220	$2.73
hackernew	#2	🏠	thehackernews.com/	3,650	—
verif	#7	📄	thehackernews.com/2025/08/feds-seize-64m-veriftools-fake-id.html	2,980	$0.65

Growth Readout

Direct traffic at 44% — strong brand recognition

Bounce rate only 9%, avg session 241s — exceptionally high engagement

Global rank top 41.0K — established player in the space

5 tracked competitors in this category — competitive landscape is well-defined

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