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Security report for bullionstar.us

BullionStar · Finance · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

BullionStar is a well-established precious metals dealer operating primarily in the United States, Singapore, and New Zealand. Founded in 2012, the company offers a comprehensive range of services including the sale of gold, silver, and platinum bullion bars and coins, vault storage solutions, and a bullion savings program. The website demonstrates a strong market position with a global customer base and high customer satisfaction ratings. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies such as jQuery, Google Tag Manager, and hCaptcha, ensuring a secure and user-friendly experience. Security posture is robust with HTTPS enforcement, security headers, and bot protection, although there is room for improvement in publishing explicit security policies and incident response contacts. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with privacy regulations, making it a reliable platform for precious metals investment and storage.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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

4 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.

    • 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048
  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
80
Security headers
85
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
75

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

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Leaked records that mention bullionstar.us, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
15
Employees
0
Customers
15
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

2 subdomains affected

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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

BullionStar's business model focuses on e-commerce sales of physical precious metals combined with vault storage services, targeting investors and collectors seeking secure and insured bullion ownership. The company leverages strong trust indicators such as extensive customer reviews, social media engagement, and transparent shipping and storage policies. Their affiliate program and multi-currency support indicate a mature marketing and sales strategy. The absence of WHOIS data is mitigated by the company's clear physical presence and contact information. BullionStar's competitive advantage lies in its no-spread pricing, free shipping over certain thresholds, and jurisdictional diversification of vault storage, appealing to a discerning investor audience.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and use of hCaptcha to mitigate automated abuse. No exposed sensitive information or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of a publicly available security policy or vulnerability disclosure program limits transparency. Incident response contact details are not provided, which could be improved to enhance trust and readiness. Overall, the security measures are appropriate for an e-commerce platform handling financial transactions and personal data, but formalizing security governance documentation would strengthen the posture.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and compliance.
  2. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information for security issues.
  4. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance Content Security Policy (CSP) to restrict external content and reduce attack surface.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
BullionStar
Description
BullionStar is one of the world's premier precious metals dealers offering gold, silver, and platinum bullion bars and coins. They provide competitive pricing, free shipping on US orders over $98, and vault storage services in the US, Singapore, and New Zealand.
Key services
Buying gold, silver, platinum bullion bars and coins, Vault storage in multiple countries, Bullion Savings Program, Precious Metals IRA, Shipping and insurance services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Bing Ads, hCaptcha
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure cookies
  • Use of hCaptcha for bot protection
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Bing Ads
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, Bing Ads
Tracking pixels
Bing Ads
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and interactive features.
  2. Strong presence of customer reviews and social proof.
  3. Multiple payment and shipping options with clear policies.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  5. No signs of phishing, malware, or suspicious behavior.
  6. WHOIS data is missing which reduces transparency but not necessarily legitimacy.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of jQuery and modern analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager and Bing Ads for tracking and marketing. The site is well-structured with responsive design elements and good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data for enhanced search engine visibility. Performance is moderate with room for optimization, particularly in image loading and script management. Accessibility features appear adequate with semantic HTML and ARIA roles implied by the structure. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional e-commerce experience with potential for further modernization.
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

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