Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krebs on Security | 180 | — | 0 | 3136 | 3102 98.9% |
| Brian Krebs | 78 | — | 0 | 215 | 207 96.3% |
| KrebsOnSecurity | 61 | — | 0 | 95 | 90 94.7% |
| T-Mobile data breach of 2023 | 44 | — | 0 | 45 | 43 95.6% |
| Target data breach | 42 | — | 0 | 43 | 42 97.7% |
| 32 | — | 0 | 182 | 175 96.2% | |
| krebsonsecurity.com | 31 | — | 0 | 42 | 18 42.9% |
| KrebsonSecurity | 31 | — | 0 | 45 | 41 91.1% |
| Krebs On Security | 30 | — | 0 | 247 | 243 98.4% |
| reported | 22 | — | 0 | 25 | 22 88% |
| here | 19 | — | 0 | 31 | 31 100% |
| Kimwolf Botnet Lurking in Corporate, Govt. Networks | 18 | — | 0 | 269 | 268 99.6% |
| Who Benefited from the Aisuru and Kimwolf Botnets? | 14 | — | 0 | 262 | 261 99.6% |
| The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network | 13 | — | 0 | 256 | 256 100% |
| Patch Tuesday, January 2026 Edition | 13 | — | 0 | 261 | 260 99.6% |
| Krebs | 12 | — | 0 | 19 | 17 89.5% |
| reports | 12 | — | 0 | 17 | 14 82.4% |
| https://krebsonsecurity.com/ | 11 | — | 0 | 11 | 8 72.7% |
| Please Don’t Feed the Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters | 11 | — | 0 | 58 | 58 100% |
| blog post | 10 | — | 0 | 11 | 11 100% |
| Who Operates the Badbox 2.0 Botnet? | 10 | — | 0 | 56 | 55 98.2% |
| https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/patch-tuesday-january-2026-edition/ | 9 | — | 0 | 18 | 1 5.6% |
| Most Parked Domains Now Serving Malicious Content | 9 | — | 0 | 12 | 12 100% |
| Target | 9 | — | 0 | 9 | 9 100% |
| Home Depot | 8 | — | 0 | 8 | 8 100% |
| strong passwords | 8 | — | 0 | 8 | 0 0% |
| Happy 16th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity.com! | 8 | — | 0 | 153 | 153 100% |
| blog | 8 | — | 0 | 9 | 7 77.8% |
| @SEO_CARTEL IN TELEGRAM - SEO BACKLINKS, BULK LINK POSTING, BOOST SEO RANKING | 8 | — | 0 | 8 | 0 0% |
| Dismantling Defenses: Trump 2.0 Cyber Year in Review | 7 | — | 0 | 9 | 9 100% |
| DarkSide | 7 | — | 0 | 10 | 10 100% |
| KrebsOnSecurity.com | 7 | — | 0 | 23 | 22 95.7% |
| Source link | 7 | — | 0 | 20 | 18 90% |
| RSS | 7 | — | 0 | 114 | 114 100% |
| Krebsonsecurity.com | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 4 66.7% |
| Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’ | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| article | 6 | — | 0 | 14 | 14 100% |
| krebsonsecurity | 6 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| Is Your Android TV Streaming Box Part of a Botnet? | 6 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| Brian Krebs reported | 6 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| report | 6 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| Krebsonsecurity | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 4 80% |
| wrote | 5 | — | 0 | 6 | 5 83.3% |
| Please Don’t Feed the Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters | 5 | — | 0 | 1687 | 1687 100% |
| broke the news | 5 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2025 Edition | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| The Democratization of Censorship | 5 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| first reported | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 4 80% |
| said | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Drones to Diplomas: How Russia’s Largest Private University is Linked to a $25M Essay Mill | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to krebsonsecurity.com?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to krebsonsecurity.com, sorted by the number of referring domains using each anchor. Anchor texts range from branded terms (like the domain name itself) to keyword-rich phrases that describe the linked content. The distribution of anchor texts reveals how other websites perceive and describe krebsonsecurity.com.
What is anchor text?
Anchor text is the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink. Search engines use anchor text as a signal to understand what the linked page is about. For example, if many sites link to a page using the anchor text "best running shoes," search engines infer that the page is relevant to that topic. Anchor text appears in several forms: exact-match (contains target keywords), branded (uses the company or domain name), generic (like "click here"), and naked URLs.
Why is anchor text analysis important for SEO?
Anchor text analysis helps identify potential SEO risks and opportunities. A natural backlink profile has diverse anchor texts including branded terms, generic phrases, and topic-relevant keywords. Over-optimization, where too many backlinks use the same exact-match keyword anchor, can trigger search engine penalties. Conversely, understanding which anchors drive the most authority (measured by referring domain count and DR) helps prioritize link building efforts.
How many unique anchor texts does krebsonsecurity.com have?
The anchor text report for krebsonsecurity.com displays all distinct anchor texts grouped by their hash. Each row shows how many unique referring domains use that anchor, the total number of links, and the dofollow percentage. A high number of unique anchors generally indicates a healthy, natural backlink profile with diverse link sources.