Threat actor
Defendec
Last fetched
Defendec is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 0 techniques.
Description
Defendec is an Estonia-based border surveillance technology company. Its main product, Smartdec, provides wireless, AI-powered detection and video surveillance systems that are easily deployable. Smartdec’s network of lightweight, camouflaged cameras and motion sensors provides real-time alerts and visual confirmation of targets. Defendec has secured significant contracts with organizations such asiddl the U.S. Department of State. Even in regions with limited GSM coverage, such as parts of the Middle East or Southeast Asia, Defendec’s CEO Jaanus Tamm highlights the system’s adaptability, using local radio networks as a bridge to maintain connectivity. The company is supported by a network of investors and collaborators who are heavily involved in the surveillance industry, including Rajat Khare, the Indian hacking-for-hire specialist who collaborated with many governments and companies to hack emails and private messages on behalf of clients.
Techniques by tactic
No ATT&CK techniques are recorded for Defendec in WhisperGraph.
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to Defendec today — this states the absence of a published link, not that Defendec has no infrastructure.
References
- https://www.intelligenceonline.com/surveillance--interception/2024/12/02/defendec-racks-up-deals-with-un-washington-with-help-from-an-indian-ex-hacking-star-and-others,110346360-art
- https://estonianworld.com/security/smart-border-guard-technology/
- https://www.defaiya.com/news/Products/Products/2013/11/28/defendec-unveils-new-border-security-management-system
- https://www.defendec.com/
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Related pages
Pivot from Defendec into its techniques, tactics and any attributed infrastructure.
Queries
Resolves the slug to this actor, merging every duplicate node sharing the same name.
MATCH (a:ACTOR)
WHERE a.name =~ $pattern OR any(x IN a.aliases WHERE x =~ $pattern)
RETURN a.id AS id, a.name AS name, a.aliases AS aliases, a.description AS description,
a.references AS references, a.campaigns AS campaigns
LIMIT 25Techniques this actor uses, grouped by the tactic each one serves.
MATCH (a:ACTOR {name: $name})-[:USES_TECHNIQUE]->(t:ATTACK_PATTERN)
OPTIONAL MATCH (t)-[:USES_TACTIC]->(tac:ATTACK_PATTERN)
RETURN t.id AS techniqueId, t.name AS techniqueName, tac.id AS tacticId, tac.name AS tacticName
LIMIT 1000Infrastructure publicly attributed to this actor.
MATCH (n)-[:ATTRIBUTED_TO]->(a:ACTOR {name: $name})
RETURN labels(n)[0] AS kind, n.name AS name
LIMIT 25Or query Whisper from your own LLM workflow via the Whisper MCP server.