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Adwerx

Real estate advertising platform. Low liability exposure limited to consent bypass. Minimal revenue impact.

6 IOCs27 detections7% pre-consent25 sites
70
Vendor Risk Score

How This Briefing Works

This report opens with key findings, then maps the gaps between what Adwerx discloses and what BLACKOUT observed at runtime. From there: what it means for your organization, what to do about it, and the detection data and evidence underneath.

Key Findings

Key Findings

27 detections across 25 sites7% pre-consent activity
MEDIUM

Pre-Consent Activity

Adwerx was observed loading and executing before user consent was obtained on 7% of sites where it was detected.

GDPRePrivacy
Disclosure Gaps

Claims vs. Observed Behavior

1 gaps

pending

UNKNOWN
They Claim

“Requires claims extraction via CDT”

Observed Behavior

Live website analysis pending

Customer Impact

What This Means For You

For legal: Pre-consent cookie execution creates GDPR liability, though vertical-specific focus limits data sharing exposure. Minimal competitive intelligence value due to real estate industry specialization.
Recommended Actions

What To Do About It

Role-specific actions based on observed behavior

If You Use Adwerx

  • →Require Adwerx to execute post-consent only
  • →Implement cookie consent categorization (advertising cookies require opt-in)
  • →Add advertising disclosure to privacy policy

If You're Evaluating Adwerx

  • →Review DPA for real estate data handling terms

Negotiation Leverage

  • →Pre-consent cookie execution violates ePrivacy Directive - require technical consent controls
  • →Real estate vertical focus limits cross-industry data sharing, reducing competitive intelligence risk
  • →Minimal data collection reduces breach notification exposure
Runtime Detections

Runtime Detections

1 BTI-C CODES

BLACKOUT observed this vendor's JavaScript executing in a live browser and classified each hostile behavior using our BTI-C (Behavioral Threat Intelligence — Capability) taxonomy. These are not theoretical risks — each code below was triggered by something we watched this vendor's code actually do.

BTI-C09Consent Bypass

Ignoring CMP signals

Impact: Executes advertising cookies before consent collection for ad delivery and frequency capping. Violates ePrivacy Directive cookie consent requirements.

IOC Manifest

IOC Manifest

4 INDICATORS

Indicators of compromise across 3 categories. Use for detection rules, CSP policies, or Pi-hole blocklists.

No indicators in this category

Ecosystem

Ecosystem & Supply Chain

Real estate advertising vertical. Common co-deployments: MLS platforms, real estate CRMs, property listing sites. Limited integration outside real estate industry.
Evidence

Evidence Artifacts

Artifacts collected during analysis, available with evidence-tier access.

HAR Capture

Complete network capture with all requests and responses

IOC Manifest

6 detection signatures across scripts, domains, cookies, and network endpoints

Vendor Details