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Security report for hodlingapparel.com

HODLing APPAREL · E-commerce · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Hodl Shop is a newly established e-commerce business specializing in Bitcoin-themed apparel and merchandise. The company targets cryptocurrency enthusiasts and offers a range of premium quality Bitcoin clothing. The website is built on the Shopify platform, leveraging modern e-commerce technologies and integrations such as Printful for product customization and fulfillment. The business appears to be small and focused on a niche market segment with a clear brand identity centered around Bitcoin culture. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including Shopify Liquid, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and other marketing tools. The site is hosted on Shopify's CDN, ensuring reliable performance and moderate loading speeds. Mobile optimization and SEO practices are adequately implemented, though accessibility features are basic. The site uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are recommended for enhanced security. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates basic best practices such as HTTPS enforcement and domain transfer protection. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers, and published privacy or cookie policies indicates room for improvement in compliance and security posture. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which could be a gap in security readiness. Overall, the website is functional, professionally designed, and trustworthy for its niche audience. Strategic recommendations include publishing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, enabling DNSSEC, implementing security headers, and establishing incident response contacts to enhance security and compliance. These improvements will strengthen user trust and align the business with industry best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • 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

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  • Exposed services
  • 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
52
Security headers
75
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
71

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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The Hodl Shop operates in the niche e-commerce sector focused on cryptocurrency merchandise, specifically Bitcoin apparel. Its competitive advantage lies in targeting a passionate and growing community of Bitcoin supporters. The business model is direct-to-consumer retail via an online Shopify store, utilizing third-party fulfillment services. Revenue streams are primarily product sales. The company is likely in early growth stages given the recent domain registration and launch date. The partnership with Hodling Apparel suggests brand alignment or shared ownership. Marketing efforts leverage digital advertising and tracking tools to optimize customer acquisition. The company’s operations appear lean, with a focus on brand consistency and niche market penetration.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is basic. The website uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protection, which are positive indicators. However, the lack of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security posture. No privacy or cookie policies are published, which is a compliance gap under GDPR and other privacy regulations. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are absent, indicating limited preparedness for security incidents. The use of multiple third-party tracking and marketing scripts increases the attack surface and privacy risks. Overall, the site is functional but would benefit from enhanced security controls and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve DNS security.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and other privacy laws.
  3. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website against common attacks.
  4. Establish and publish incident response contact information and a vulnerability disclosure policy to improve security transparency and readiness.
  5. Review and minimize third-party tracking scripts to reduce privacy risks and improve site performance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
HODLing APPAREL
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
HODLing APPAREL
Description
Buy premium quality Bitcoin merchandise from The HODL SHOP. We have a wide range of bitcoin clothing available. Order your favorites now.
Key services
Bitcoin clothing sales, Bitcoin merchandise sales
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Shopify, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Printful integration, Hextom Event Promotion Bar, ShowPriceInBTC, GetSiteControl
Frameworks
Shopify Liquid, Shopify storefront APIs
Platforms
Shopify
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • clientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel with domain verification

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Shopify Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Shopify Pixel
Marketing tools
GetSiteControl, Hextom Event Promotion Bar
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a Shopify-based e-commerce store selling Bitcoin-themed apparel.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage HTML.
  3. Contact information limited to phone and address in JSON-LD; no email addresses found.
  4. Multiple third-party marketing and analytics scripts loaded, including Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel.
  5. No security headers detected in provided data; DNSSEC not enabled.
  6. Domain is very new but consistent with business launch.
  7. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; site content fully accessible.
  8. Content is safe and appropriate for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Shopify, a mature e-commerce platform, ensuring a stable and scalable infrastructure. It uses modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and integrations with Printful for product customization. The site loads multiple asynchronous scripts for marketing and analytics, which may impact performance but are standard for e-commerce. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO meta tags are properly configured. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers indicates technical debt in security hardening. The domain is very new, which may affect trust signals. Overall, the technical implementation is solid for a small e-commerce business but can be improved in security and compliance aspects.
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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