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Bannerwise

Ad creative platform. Low liability exposure limited to consent bypass. Minimal revenue impact.

102 IOCs26 detections12% pre-consent24 sites
70
Vendor Risk Score

How This Briefing Works

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

26 detections across 24 sites12% pre-consent activity
MEDIUM

Pre-Consent Activity

Bannerwise was observed loading and executing before user consent was obtained on 12% 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 creative-focused data collection limits breach exposure. Minimal competitive intelligence value - creative performance data has limited strategic significance vs. audience or conversion data.
Recommended Actions

What To Do About It

Role-specific actions based on observed behavior

If You Use Bannerwise

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

If You're Evaluating Bannerwise

  • →Review DPA for creative performance data handling terms

Negotiation Leverage

  • →Pre-consent cookie execution violates ePrivacy Directive - require technical consent controls
  • →Creative performance data has minimal competitive intelligence value vs. audience targeting platforms
  • →Limited data collection reduces breach notification risk
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 creative performance tracking cookies before consent collection. Violates ePrivacy Directive cookie consent requirements.

IOC Manifest

IOC Manifest

74 INDICATORS

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

TRACK
*www.bannerwise.io/hs/hsstatic/jquery-libs/static-1.4/jquery/jquery-1.11.2.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.bannerwise.io/hs/hsstatic/content-cwv-embed/static-1.*/embed.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.bannerwise.io/hs/hsstatic/cos-i18n/static-1.53/bundles/project.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.bannerwise.io/hubfs/hub_generated/template_assets/1/*/*/template_navbar.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.bannerwise.io/hubfs/hub_generated/template_assets/1/*/*/template_case-study-carousel.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.bannerwise.io/hubfs/hub_generated/template_assets/1/*/*/template_footer.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.bannerwise.io/hs/scriptloader/*.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.bannerwise.io/hs/hsstatic/HubspotToolsMenu/static-1.432/js/index.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
www.bannerwise.io/hs/hsstatic/jquery-libs/static-1.4/jquery/jquery-1.11.2.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.bannerwise.io/hs/hsstatic/content-cwv-embed/static-1.1293/embed.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.bannerwise.io/hs/hsstatic/cos-i18n/static-1.53/bundles/project.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.bannerwise.io/hubfs/hub_generated/template_assets/1/68278036594/1743052088496/template_navbar.min.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.bannerwise.io/hubfs/hub_generated/template_assets/1/70001209711/1743052090935/template_case-study-carousel.min.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.bannerwise.io/hubfs/hub_generated/template_assets/1/68296091700/1743052088908/template_footer.min.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.bannerwise.io/hs/scriptloader/4640930.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.bannerwise.io/hs/hsstatic/HubspotToolsMenu/static-1.432/js/index.js
Auto-extracted from scan
Ecosystem

Ecosystem & Supply Chain

Ad creative management integrated with display advertising platforms. Common co-deployments: Google Ads (campaign delivery), programmatic ad platforms, creative testing tools. Limited data sharing beyond core creative function.
Evidence

Evidence Artifacts

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

HAR Capture

Complete network capture with all requests and responses

IOC Manifest

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

Vendor Details