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Security report for apollo.lv

SIA TVNET Grupa · Media · Latvia

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Apollo.lv is a leading Latvian news and entertainment website operated by SIA TVNET Grupa. It offers a wide range of content including news, horoscopes, weather updates, sports, and video content, targeting a general audience in Latvia. The website is well-established with a strong market position and professional presentation. Technically, Apollo.lv employs modern web technologies including JavaScript frameworks, advanced analytics, and advertising platforms, hosted likely on Hetzner Online infrastructure. The site is optimized for performance, mobile responsiveness, and accessibility. Security posture is strong with HTTPS, security headers, and bot protection, although dedicated security policies and incident response contacts are not publicly available. Privacy compliance is good with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, Apollo.lv demonstrates a mature digital presence with high trustworthiness and professional business credibility.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  2. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
47
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
53

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

Add-on

Leaked records that mention apollo.lv, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
2,560
Employees
15
Customers
284
Third parties
2,261
Weak passwords
30%

Latest record dated 2026-06-01 · 10 subdomains affected

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  • –apollo.lv2026-06-01
  • –www.apollo.lv2026-05-30
  • –www.apollo.lv2026-05-21
  • –www.apollo.lv2026-05-16
  • –www.apollo.lv2026-05-12

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Apollo.lv operates within the media sector as part of the TVNET Grupa, a major Latvian media conglomerate. The business model centers on digital news delivery monetized through advertising and subscription services managed via Piano.io. The site integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools to optimize user engagement and ad revenue. Its partnership ecosystem includes sister sites like tvnet.lv and regional media groups such as Postimees. The company maintains clear contact and registration information, supporting transparency and trust. Growth indicators include active content updates, multimedia integration, and mobile optimization. Strategic observations highlight the importance of expanding security transparency and incident response readiness to enhance stakeholder confidence.

Security posture

Apollo.lv exhibits a solid security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and use of reCAPTCHA to mitigate automated abuse. The site employs adblock detection and cookie consent mechanisms aligning with privacy regulations. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analyzed content. However, the absence of a public security policy or vulnerability disclosure program limits transparency. Incident response readiness is unclear due to lack of dedicated security contacts. Compliance with GDPR is evident through privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security posture is robust but could benefit from enhanced policy disclosures and formal vulnerability management processes.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance user trust by communicating data retention policies and security certifications if applicable.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
SIA TVNET GRUPA
Registration number
LV40003490052
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SIA TVNET Grupa
Description
Vairāk nekā ziņas... Interesanti, nozīmīgi, satraucoši un aizkustinoši notikumi Latvijā un pasaulē. Par visu, kas jāzina!
Key services
News articles, Horoscopes, Weather updates, Video content, Advertising services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Analytics, Chartbeat, Piano.io (paywall and subscription management), Google Tag Manager, DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP), Teads advertising, Cxense (content personalization and analytics), reCAPTCHA
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • Adblock detection script
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Gemius, Chartbeat, Cxense
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
InMobi, Google DoubleClick, Teads
Tracking pixels
Chartbeat, Gemius, Piano.io, Cxense
Marketing tools
Piano.io
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional Latvian news and entertainment portal.
  2. Content is rich, updated, and well-structured with multiple categories.
  3. Strong presence of advertising and analytics technologies.
  4. Good privacy and cookie policy implementation with consent mechanisms.
  5. No signs of malicious content or security issues detected.
  6. Contact information and company registration details are clearly provided.
  7. No dedicated security or incident response policies found.
  8. Use of modern web technologies and performance optimizations evident.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including JavaScript frameworks (likely Vue.js), advanced analytics (Google Analytics, Gemius, Chartbeat), and advertising platforms (InMobi, Teads, Google DFP). It integrates subscription management via Piano.io and employs reCAPTCHA for bot protection. Hosting appears to be with Hetzner Online, a reputable provider. The site demonstrates fast performance, excellent mobile optimization, and good accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Technical risks are minimal, though reliance on multiple third-party scripts necessitates ongoing security monitoring. The infrastructure supports a high-quality user experience with scalable content delivery.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 50/100 −13Medium38 findingsView report
  2. 63/100Medium26 findingsView report
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