Threat actor
Outlogic
Last fetched
Outlogic is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 0 techniques.
Description
Outlogic, formerly known as X-Mode Social, is a data broker that collects and sells location data through specialized code embedded in over 100 mobile applications, including dating, music, weather, and Muslim prayer apps. On its former website, the company claimed to cover more than 25% of the adult U.S. population monthly. After being acquired by Digital Envoy in August 2021, the company has maintained significant government contracts, including with the IRS, Department of Homeland Security, and various military branches in the U.S. In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued a settlement that prohibits Outlogic from selling or sharing location data that could be used to track individuals to healthcare facilities, domestic abuse shelters, or places of worship.
Techniques by tactic
No ATT&CK techniques are recorded for Outlogic in WhisperGraph.
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to Outlogic today — this states the absence of a published link, not that Outlogic has no infrastructure.
References
- https://theintercept.com/2022/02/18/location-data-tracking-irs-dhs-digital-envoy/
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/us-military-location-data-xmode-locate-x/
- https://themarkup.org/privacy/2022/01/27/gay-bi-dating-app-muslim-prayer-apps-sold-data-on-peoples-location-to-a-controversial-data-broker
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/location-data-broker-x-mode-to-be-bought-by-digital-envoy-11628074800
- https://www.cyberdaily.au/security/10093-nsa-called-out-for-purchasing-data-from-illegal-data-brokers
- https://thehackernews.com/2024/01/ftc-bans-outlogic-x-mode-from-selling.html
- https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/06/how-federal-government-buys-our-cell-phone-location-data
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Related pages
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Queries
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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
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