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Shopify Vendor Risk Assessment — Full Report

Before you share customer data with Shopify, your compliance team needs documented proof they can be trusted. ThirdProof investigated Shopify across 27 intelligence sources — here's what we found.

⚠ FedRAMP Status: Not found in the FedRAMP Marketplace. Vendors handling government data or CUI must be FedRAMP authorized.

Risk Tier
Tier 1Critical Risk
SOC 2
⚠ Vendor Attested
FedRAMP
— Not Authorized
Last Assessed
Mar 12, 2026
🟢IP Reputation: Abuse score: 0%, 1 report🟡SSL/TLS: TLSv1.3🟢Domain Age: 21.1 years🟡Infrastructure: 13 open ports, 4 CVEs
FedRAMP Status
Shopify is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
SOC 2 Status
Shopify has a SOC 2 claim detected on their trust page. Claim is vendor-attested — no public registry exists for independent verification.
Sanctions Screening
Shopify returned no matches in OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening.
Risk Tier
ThirdProof assigned Shopify a Moderate Risk tier with 99% confidence across 27 intelligence sources.

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Certification & Compliance Status

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Not Listed on FedRAMP Marketplace

Verified against FedRAMP Marketplace API as of March 2026

Organizations with federal compliance requirements should verify this directly at marketplace.fedramp.gov.

Shopify is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace.

27 data sources queried per assessment
Reports generated in an average of 7 minutes
SHA-256 verified for audit integrity
Deterministic risk scoring — no AI guesswork
1Tier

Critical Risk

shopify.com

Vendor Risk Assessment

Confidence Score89%

Based on data availability and source coverage

23

Sources Queried

20

Sources With Data

March 12, 2026

Last Assessed

Executive Summary

AI-generated analysis for shopify.com

The domain shopify.com.com presents a critical-risk profile that must be examined carefully in context: this domain is NOT the legitimate Shopify Inc.

Area Requiring Attention

platform (shopify.com) but rather a separate, distinct domain that appears to impersonate or trade on the Shopify brand. The domain resolves through Cloudflare infrastructure, carries a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, and has no verifiable firmographic identity — no organization data, no published subprocessor list, and no independently verified compliance certifications appropriate to its claimed category. The rule engine has assigned a Tier 1 (Critical Risk) rating driven by an unresolved FDIC entity match requiring manual validation, a domain expiring in 32 days, and significant HTTP security header deficiencies on a domain claiming to handle payment processing at the critical data access level. Engagement with this vendor for payment processing or any critical data access is not recommended until the entity identity, regulatory standing, and security posture can be independently confirmed.

Independence Statement

All evidence in this report was independently sourced from external data systems without vendor participation, notification, or input.

Investigation Findings

6 findings identified for shopify.com

1 critical2 high3 medium
critical

HTTP Security Grade: F

shopify.com.com received a failing grade (F) from Mozilla HTTP Observatory. This indicates serious HTTP security configuration issues.

high

Legal Entity Not Active

Com Hem Holding AB has a status of "INACTIVE" in the Legal Entity Registry registry.

high

FDIC Failure Record — Verify Entity

An FDIC-insured institution named "LOUISA COMMUNITY BANK" failed on 10/25/2019. This institution name partially matches "shopify.com" but may refer to a different entity. No domain cross-verification was possible. Manual verification at fdic.gov is required before treating this as a confirmed match.

medium

LEI Registration Lapsed

The LEI registration for Com Hem Holding AB has status "RETIRED". This may indicate the entity no longer maintains its regulatory filings.

medium

Missing Security Headers

shopify.com.com is missing 3 recommended security headers: Strict-Transport-Security, Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options.

medium

No Public Subprocessor Page Found

No accessible subprocessor page was found for shopify.com.com. GDPR Article 28 requires data processors to maintain a list of subprocessors. Vendors with mature data governance typically publish this list.

Security Strengths

19 positive signals verified

No Sanctions Matches Found

Sanctions & Watchlist Screening

No Recent News Coverage

Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)

No Firmographic Data Available

Company Intelligence

Valid SSL Certificate

Domain Analysis

13 Open Ports Detected

Infrastructure Exposure

Established Domain (30+ years)

Domain Registration

Threat Intelligence Partially Available

Threat Intelligence

Minimal Tech Community Discussion

Tech Community Sentiment

Certificate Transparency: 1 Subdomains

Certificate Transparency

Established Web Presence (17+ years)

Web Archive History

Threat Intelligence (OTX) Unavailable

Threat Intelligence (OTX)

Clean IP Reputation

IP Reputation

Clean Safe Browsing Status

Malware & Phishing Check

Website Scan Submitted

Website Security Scan

FedRAMP Authorization Independently Verified

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

No SEC Enforcement Filings Found

SEC Filing Search

No Historical Adverse Media Found

Historical Media Search

HITRUST CSF Certification Found

Certification Registry Verification

Recommended Actions

Steps to address findings for shopify.com

  1. 1

    Do not onboard shopify.com.com as a payment processor until entity identity is independently confirmed. Start by performing a reverse WHOIS lookup at https://www.whois.com/whois/shopify.com.com and a business registry search in the vendor's claimed jurisdiction to establish who legally operates this domain.

  2. 2

    Manually verify the FDIC entity mismatch at https://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/banklist.html — confirm LOUISA COMMUNITY BANK (CERT #58112) has no corporate relationship to the operator of shopify.com.com. Document the verification with a dated screenshot and reviewer signature.

  3. 3

    Verify the domain expiry status immediately: perform a live WHOIS lookup and request written confirmation from the vendor that the domain has been or will be renewed. Given the 32-day window, this must be resolved within 14 days.

  4. 4

    Request the vendor's SOC 2 Type II report — contact their security or compliance team directly and ask for a copy under NDA, or check whether a report is available via a trust page such as trust.shopify.com.com. If no SOC 2 report exists, require the vendor to provide their most recent third-party penetration test report as an interim substitute.

  5. 5

    Independently re-verify the HITRUST certification claim by searching the HITRUST certified entity directory directly at https://hitrustalliance.net/certified-organizations/ — the source URL returned a 404 error during this assessment and the claim cannot currently be confirmed.

  6. 6

    Request the vendor's complete subprocessor list in writing before any data processing agreement is signed. If the vendor cannot produce this within 30 days, treat the absence as a disqualifying gap for GDPR in-scope processing and escalate to your data protection officer.

  7. 7

    Run a targeted security headers scan of the vendor's payment API endpoints using https://securityheaders.com and request their most recent application-layer penetration test report. For a critical-data payment processor, the F-grade HTTP Observatory result must be contextualized against their actual API security posture.

Intelligence Sources Queried

23 sources in this assessment

20of 23 sources returned data
IP Reputation
Certification Registry Verification
Certificate Transparency
Domain Analysis
FDIC Institution Check
Business Registration
Historical Media Search
Tech Community Sentiment
Company Intelligence
Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)
HTTP Security Scan
Sanctions & Watchlist Screening
Malware & Phishing Check
SEC Filing Search
Infrastructure Exposure
SSL/TLS Analysis
Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery
Trust & Compliance Page Scan
Web Archive History
Domain Registration
Threat Intelligence (OTX)
Website Security Scan
Threat Intelligence

Data Coverage Notes

Some data sources may have had limited availability during this assessment. This does not reflect negatively on the vendor.

  • Threat intelligence data from one supplementary source was unavailable during this investigation and could not contribute to domain reputation scoring. Manual verification is available via the public threat intelligence engine portal at threat intelligence engine.com/gui/domain/shopify.com.com.
  • Website security scan results were submitted but not yet fully processed at the time of report generation; final scan results should be reviewed at website scanner/result/019ce419-00dc-738d-a37d-4c651df26607/ when available.
  • No firmographic or organizational identity data was returned for shopify.com.com from any company intelligence source, leaving the legal entity behind this domain unverified.
  • The HITRUST certification finding references a source URL that returned a 404 error at the time of retrieval; the certification claim cannot be confirmed as currently valid and should be independently re-verified.
  • The FDIC entity match could not be domain-verified — no web address was associated with the FDIC record, preventing automated cross-validation. Manual verification is required.
  • External cyber risk scoring was not available for this domain; no automated cyber score could be compared against the SaaS industry average.
183+
Vendors assessed
98%
Average confidence
<2 min
Time to report
What a ThirdProof assessment covers

Sanctions Screening

Is Shopify on any OFAC, EU, or UN sanctions list? Are any officers or affiliates flagged?

Cyber Risk Assessment

What is Shopify's security posture? Threat intelligence scanning, known vulnerabilities, and security header analysis.

Business Registration

Is Shopify a legitimately registered business entity? Corporate status, jurisdiction, and officer verification.

Adverse Media Analysis

Has Shopify appeared in negative news coverage? Data breaches, lawsuits, regulatory actions, and complaints.

Domain & Infrastructure

Is Shopify's website secure? TLS configuration, DNS hygiene, security headers, and domain age analysis.

Company Intelligence

What are Shopify's firmographics? Employee count, industry classification, technology stack, and corporate structure.

Trust & Compliance Verification

Does Shopify claim SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, or FedRAMP? ThirdProof scans trust pages for certification claims and cross-references the FedRAMP public registry for independent verification.

Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery

Who does Shopify depend on? ThirdProof discovers subprocessors from vendor-published pages and runs sanctions screening and safe browsing checks against each one.

Regulatory & Financial Filings

Has Shopify appeared in SEC enforcement filings? Is it associated with any FDIC bank failures? ThirdProof searches regulatory databases with entity verification to confirm attribution.

Full methodology, rule engine, and AI disclosure: /methodology

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Frequently asked about Shopify

Is Shopify FedRAMP authorized?+
Shopify is not currently listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of April 2026.
Does Shopify have SOC 2 Type II?+
Yes — Shopify holds SOC 2 (Type II not confirmed). Rated Moderate Risk — significant adverse media. See all 9 findings →
Is Shopify on the OFAC sanctions list?+
Shopify returned no matches in ThirdProof's OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening as of April 2026.
What is Shopify's vendor risk tier?+
ThirdProof assigned Shopify a risk tier of Moderate Risk with 99% confidence based on assessment across 27 intelligence sources as of April 2026.
Can I get an auto-filled security questionnaire for Shopify?+
Yes. Every ThirdProof investigation of Shopify produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and a 133-question security questionnaire pre-filled with evidence from 27 independent sources. The questionnaire is mapped to SIG, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS and 9 other frameworks — answered without sending Shopify a single email or waiting for a vendor response.
Is Shopify safe to use as a vendor?+
Shopify is a e-commerce vendor that handles organizational data. Safety depends on their current security posture, certification status, and how they handle your specific data. ThirdProof automates this evaluation across 27 intelligence sources — sanctions databases (OFAC, EU, UN), business registration verification, adverse media scanning, and cyber risk assessment — producing a deterministic risk tier with confidence score plus an auto-filled security questionnaire. Run a free investigation to see Shopify's full risk profile.
Does Shopify have SOC 2 certification?+
Yes — Shopify holds SOC 2 + 1 other cert. Rated Moderate Risk — significant adverse media. See all 9 findings →
Has Shopify had any data breaches?+
Data breach history is an important signal for any vendor, particularly e-commerce platforms like Shopify that handle organizational data. ThirdProof's adverse media analysis searches multiple news APIs and public records for data breaches, security incidents, lawsuits, regulatory enforcement actions, and financial distress signals. Each finding is linked to its original source with severity classification.
Is Shopify on any sanctions lists?+
Sanctions screening is standard due diligence for e-commerce vendors. ThirdProof screens Shopify against OFAC SDN, consolidated international sanctions lists, and PEP databases. The screening uses entity name verification to reduce false positives. If Shopify or any associated officers appear on a sanctions list, this triggers automatic escalation to the highest risk tier.
How do I assess Shopify for vendor risk?+
Assessing Shopify as a e-commerce vendor involves verifying SOC 2 Type II and applicable industry standards compliance, reviewing their subprocessor chain, and checking sanctions exposure. ThirdProof automates this across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — no questionnaires or vendor participation required. Your first 5 investigations are free.
How long does a ThirdProof assessment take?+
A ThirdProof assessment completes in an average of 7 minutes. 27 intelligence sources are queried in parallel — sanctions databases, business registries, threat intelligence feeds, certificate transparency logs, and more. The result is a deterministic risk tier with confidence score and audit-ready PDF report.
Is ThirdProof free?+
ThirdProof offers 5 free vendor assessments with no credit card required. Each assessment includes the full report — risk tier, confidence score, individual findings, executive summary, and PDF export. Paid plans start at $399/month for teams that need ongoing vendor monitoring.
Can I use a ThirdProof report as SOC 2 audit evidence?+
Yes. ThirdProof reports are designed to satisfy SOC 2 CC9.2 (vendor risk management) requirements. Each report includes SHA-256 integrity verification, methodology disclosure, source attribution for every finding, and AI content labeling. Auditors can independently verify the report's authenticity and trace each finding to its original source.
How is ThirdProof different from a security questionnaire?+
Security questionnaires require vendor participation, take weeks, and produce self-reported answers. ThirdProof queries 27 independent intelligence sources — no vendor involvement needed. Risk tiers are assigned by a deterministic rules engine (not AI opinion), and every finding links to its original source. You get an audit-ready report in an average of 7 minutes instead of waiting weeks for a questionnaire response.

Shopify is in your vendor stack. Can you prove you assessed them?

SOC 2 CC9.2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC all require documented vendor due diligence — not just knowing the answer, but having audit-ready evidence you verified it. Most compliance teams can't produce that documentation on demand.

ThirdProof investigates Shopify across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — sanctions screening, cyber posture, SOC 2 verification, FedRAMP status, and more. Every investigation produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire your prospects and auditors expect to see.

✓ 5 free investigations✓ Risk report + auto-filled questionnaire✓ No credit card required✓ Average report time: 7 minutes

Replaces $600–$900 in manual compliance consulting time per vendor assessed.