Threat actor
Phunware
Last fetched
Phunware is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 0 techniques.
Description
Phunware Inc. is a San Diego based that develops mobile software and blockchain solutions. Its mobile applications are designed for advertising, offering features like personalized ad targeting, location-based tracking, and cryptocurrency-powered brand loyalty programs. The firm built the official Trump 2020 re-election campaign. This app enabled the campaign to collect extensive personal data from users, including location information, contact lists, and behavioral patterns, facilitating targeted political advertising and fundraising efforts. The company’s technology, which includes geofencing and data mining capabilities, allowed the campaign to monitor supporter movements and interactions.
Techniques by tactic
No ATT&CK techniques are recorded for Phunware in WhisperGraph.
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to Phunware today — this states the absence of a published link, not that Phunware has no infrastructure.
References
- https://www.newyorker.com/news/campaign-chronicles/the-trump-campaigns-mobile-app-is-collecting-massive-amounts-of-voter-data
- https://theintercept.com/2020/04/09/coronavirus-trump-smartphone-tracking/
- https://slate.com/technology/2019/12/trump-2020-app-phunware-ads-data-tracking.html
- https://theintercept.com/2019/12/11/the-donald-trump-campaign-is-deploying-phone-location-tracking-technology/
- https://apnews.com/article/phunware-app-helped-power-trump-campaign-89ed273f60e37ff9ee020dd2f5d3df04
- https://www.redherring.com/startups/malaysian-government-fund-invests-22m-austins-phunware/
- https://www.accionlabs.com/news/phunware-partners-with-accion-labs-to-provide-mobile-solutions-for-digital-transformation
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Related pages
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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
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