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AloCDN

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

8 IOCs24 detections29% pre-consent13 sites
70
Vendor Risk Score

How This Briefing Works

This report opens with key findings, then maps the gaps between what AloCDN 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

24 detections across 13 sites29% pre-consent activity
HIGH

Pre-Consent Activity

AloCDN was observed loading and executing before user consent was obtained on 29% 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 CDN infrastructure role may create necessity arguments. Limited competitive intelligence value due to basic content delivery focus.
Recommended Actions

What To Do About It

Role-specific actions based on observed behavior

If You Use AloCDN

  • →Require AloCDN advertising cookies to execute post-consent only
  • →Separate CDN infrastructure cookies (functional) from advertising cookies (consent required)
  • →Add CDN advertising disclosure to privacy policy

If You're Evaluating AloCDN

  • →Review DPA distinguishing infrastructure vs. advertising data processing
  • →Assess CDN alternatives without embedded advertising tracking

Negotiation Leverage

  • →Pre-consent advertising cookies violate ePrivacy Directive - require separation of CDN infrastructure (functional) from ad tracking (consent required)
  • →CDN necessity arguments do not extend to advertising monetization - demand technical controls for ad cookie consent
  • →Minimal competitive intelligence value from basic CDN analytics
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 tracking cookies before consent collection via CDN infrastructure. Violates ePrivacy Directive cookie consent requirements despite legitimate CDN function.

IOC Manifest

IOC Manifest

6 INDICATORS

Indicators of compromise across 4 categories. Use for detection rules, CSP policies, or Pi-hole blocklists.

TRACK
alocdn.com
Tracking script
Ecosystem

Ecosystem & Supply Chain

CDN infrastructure with embedded advertising monetization. Common co-deployments: WordPress sites, small publishers, content-heavy sites. Limited third-party integrations beyond core CDN function.
Loaded By (1)
Googletagmanager
Evidence

Evidence Artifacts

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

HAR Capture

Complete network capture with all requests and responses

IOC Manifest

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

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