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Security report for ccc.de

Chaos Computer Club · Technology · Germany

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) is Europe's largest hacker association, with a history spanning over 40 years. The organization focuses on technical research, advocacy for information freedom, social and technological impact assessment, and community events. Their website serves as a hub for campaigns, publications, and event information, targeting technically and socially engaged audiences. The CCC operates as a non-profit entity based in Germany, with a strong reputation in the technology and civil rights sectors. Technically, the website uses legacy JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.3.2 and Shadowbox.js, indicating some technical debt. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices, with good SEO practices and basic accessibility features. No modern CMS or frameworks are detected, suggesting a custom or minimalistic platform. The site is fully accessible without WAF or blocking mechanisms. From a security perspective, HTTPS is enforced, but no explicit security headers are detected in the provided data. The use of outdated JavaScript libraries could pose vulnerabilities. There is no visible security policy, incident response information, or vulnerability disclosure mechanism. Privacy compliance is good with a comprehensive privacy policy, but no cookie consent mechanism is evident. Contact information is limited to a contact form without direct emails or phone numbers. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional, reflecting the organization's credibility and mission. However, improvements in security headers, updating legacy libraries, and adding explicit cookie consent and security policies would enhance the security posture and compliance. The risk level is moderate with no critical vulnerabilities detected in the analysis.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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

10 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

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. 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"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

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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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
45
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
51

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
208
Employees
0
Customers
191
Third parties
17
Weak passwords
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

The CCC holds a unique market position as a leading non-profit hacker association in Europe, focusing on technology advocacy, civil rights, and digital freedom. Their business model revolves around community engagement, events, campaigns, and policy influence rather than commercial revenue. The organization targets technically savvy individuals, activists, and the broader civil society interested in digital rights. Their ecosystem includes multiple affiliated domains and social media presence, enhancing outreach and collaboration. The CCC's longevity and active participation in public discourse provide competitive advantages and growth potential in the non-profit technology advocacy sector.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is moderate. The website enforces HTTPS but lacks visible security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS. The use of outdated JavaScript libraries like jQuery 1.3.2 introduces potential vulnerabilities. No incident response or security policy information is published, limiting transparency and readiness perception. Privacy compliance is adequate with a detailed privacy policy but missing cookie consent mechanisms. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present, which could hinder responsible vulnerability reporting. Overall, the security culture appears informal but aligned with the organization's advocacy for privacy and security.

Recommendations

  1. Implement modern security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Upgrade legacy JavaScript libraries to current supported versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  4. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and readiness.
  5. Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Chaos Computer Club
Description
Der Chaos Computer Club ist die größte Hackervereinigung Europas und seit über vierzig Jahren Vermittler im Spannungsfeld technischer und sozialer Entwicklungen. Er engagiert sich in technischer Forschung, Kampagnen, Veranstaltungen, Politikberatung, Betrieb von Anonymisierungsdiensten und Kommunikation.
Key services
Technical research, Campaigns, Events organization, Policy advice, Anonymization and communication services, Publications
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.3.2, Shadowbox.js, Sizzle.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by https URLs)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected from scripts

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in German language.
  2. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie banners detected on homepage, but privacy policy is present.
  4. No direct emails or phone numbers visible on homepage; contact form available.
  5. Use of older JavaScript libraries (jQuery 1.3.2) may pose security risks.
  6. Strong focus on hacker culture, civil rights, and technology advocacy.
  7. Multiple internal and external links to affiliated CCC projects and social media.
  8. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  9. No structured data (JSON-LD) or schema.org markup found.
  10. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom or minimal CMS platform using legacy JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.3.2 and Shadowbox.js. The site includes multiple internal and external links to affiliated CCC projects and social media platforms. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and SEO best practices implemented. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. No modern frameworks or CMS platforms are detected, indicating potential technical debt. The hosting provider and SSL configuration details are not explicitly provided. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the organization's content and community engagement but would benefit from modernization and enhanced security controls.
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. 49/100High39 findingsView report
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