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Exads (DSP/advertising) exhibits behavioral biometrics (C06) and consent bypass (C09). Programmatic ad serving and fingerprinting begin pre-consent across 25% of observed deployments.

84 IOCs1 detections100% pre-consent1 sites
70
Vendor Risk Score

How This Briefing Works

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

1 detection across 1 site100% pre-consent activity
CRITICAL

Pre-Consent Activity

Exads was observed loading and executing before user consent was obtained on 100% of sites where it was detected.

GDPRePrivacy
Disclosure Gaps

Claims vs. Observed Behavior

1 gaps

pending

UNKNOWN
They Claim

“Unknown - requires claims extraction via CDT”

Observed Behavior

Runtime evidence shows C06/C09 patterns

Customer Impact

What This Means For You

Programmatic consent bypass exposes visitor data to RTB auction participants before lawful basis established. Behavioral fingerprinting enables tracking across advertiser network without user awareness.
Recommended Actions

What To Do About It

Role-specific actions based on observed behavior

If You Use Exads

  • →Audit RTB bidstream data exposure
  • →Confirm consent before ad serving starts
  • →Review vendor list: can you enumerate all auction participants?

If You're Evaluating Exads

  • →Test page load: does Exads fire before consent banner?
  • →Ask: what visitor data enters RTB bidstream?
  • →Verify privacy policy discloses programmatic data sharing

Negotiation Leverage

  • →C06 fingerprinting enables cross-site tracking. Is this disclosed in privacy policy?
  • →C09 consent bypass: RTB auctions occur pre-consent. How do you enforce consent-first bidding?
  • →Bidstream sharing = uncontrolled third-party data exposure. Can you provide exhaustive participant list?
Runtime Detections

Runtime Detections

2 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-C06Behavioral Biometrics

Keystroke/mouse tracking

BTI-C09Consent Bypass

Ignoring CMP signals

IOC Manifest

IOC Manifest

74 INDICATORS

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

TRACK
*www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/webpack-*.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/framework-*.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/main-*.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/610-*.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.exads.com/_next/static/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/_buildManifest.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.exads.com/_next/static/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/_ssgManifest.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/%5B%5B...slug%5D%5D-*.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/336-*.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
*www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_app-*.js*
Tracking script
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US/products.json*
Data collection endpoint
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US/about-us.json*
Data collection endpoint
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US/get-started.json*
Data collection endpoint
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US/features.json*
Data collection endpoint
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US/business-cases.json*
Data collection endpoint
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US/blog.json*
Data collection endpoint
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US/ad-formats.json*
Data collection endpoint
TRACK
*www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/blog-*.js*
Tracking script
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US.json*
Data collection endpoint
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US/blog/tag/ctv.json*
Data collection endpoint
TRACK
*www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/blog/tag/%5Bslug%5D-*.js*
Tracking script
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US/blog/tag/integrations.json*
Data collection endpoint
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US/blog/tag/events.json*
Data collection endpoint
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US/blog/why-use-exads-for-ctv-advertising-business.json*
Data collection endpoint
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US/blog/exads-now-integrates-with-celeris-to-simplify-card-payments.json*
Data collection endpoint
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US/blog/exads-is-attending-the-tes-affiliate-conference.json*
Data collection endpoint
EXFIL
*www.exads.com/_next/data/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/en-US/privacy-policy.json*
Data collection endpoint
TRACK
*www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/blog/%5Bslug%5D-*.js*
Tracking script
TRACK
www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/webpack-c21fd345984bfc83.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/framework-0c7baedefba6b077.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/main-63a9dd4a3fbd1709.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_app-4fde2b18abf532c8.js
Auto-extracted from scan
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www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/610-48a651ab91efab1a.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/336-2e8157f6e8c93429.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/%5B%5B...slug%5D%5D-f962a5cc17e502a3.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.exads.com/_next/static/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/_buildManifest.js
Auto-extracted from scan
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www.exads.com/_next/static/1WXeTJr04o8zpwDk8ZbsC/_ssgManifest.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/blog-908c98774ce75534.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/blog/tag/%5Bslug%5D-202a09ddf762c288.js
Auto-extracted from scan
TRACK
www.exads.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/blog/%5Bslug%5D-e00e09aaca1c01de.js
Auto-extracted from scan
Ecosystem

Ecosystem & Supply Chain

Programmatic advertising stack. Often integrated with SSPs, DMPs, ad exchanges. Fingerprinting enables cross-site tracking; RTB creates widespread data sharing.
Loads (1)
Onetrust
Evidence

Evidence Artifacts

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

HAR Capture

Complete network capture with all requests and responses

IOC Manifest

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

Vendor Details