How This Briefing Works
This report opens with key findings, then maps the gaps between what Gravite 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
Pre-Consent Activity
Gravite was observed loading and executing before user consent was obtained on 100% of sites where it was detected.
Claims vs. Observed Behavior
consent
“Unknown - requires claims extraction via CDT”
Deploys pre-consent platform infrastructure
What This Means For You
What To Do About It
Role-specific actions based on observed behavior
If You Use Gravite
- →Audit current Gravite deployment: what functionality does it provide?
- →Contact vendor for consent-first integration documentation
- →Request technical architecture review: can functionality work post-consent?
If You're Evaluating Gravite
- →Demand vendor demonstrate business necessity for pre-consent loading
- →Require contractual liability assumption for all consent violations
- →Identify replacement: what does Gravite do that requires privacy violation? Find privacy-safe alternative.
Negotiation Leverage
- →Gravite creates consent liability for generic platform functionality with no documented business necessity
- →Vendor must provide consent-first architecture or accept 100% liability for regulatory penalties
- →Generic infrastructure should not require privacy violations - request technical justification or migrate to compliant alternative
- →Current deployment exposes organization to fines for tooling that likely has privacy-safe replacements
Runtime Detections
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.
Ignoring CMP signals
Impact: Platform infrastructure loads before user consent opportunity, creating per-visitor GDPR Article 7 violation. Generic tooling amplifies regulatory risk - enforcement agencies prioritize violations with no documented business necessity.
IOC Manifest
Indicators of compromise across 4 categories. Use for detection rules, CSP policies, or Pi-hole blocklists.
Ecosystem & Supply Chain
Evidence Artifacts
Artifacts collected during analysis, available with evidence-tier access.
Complete network capture with all requests and responses
27 detection signatures across scripts, domains, cookies, and network endpoints