Threat actor
Veraset
Last fetched
Veraset is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 0 techniques.
Description
Veraset is a provider of location and mobility data, offering datasets derived from GPS signals. According to the Washington Post, Veraset shared billions of phone location records with the D.C. government as part of a COVID-19 tracking effort. This data, which was provided without people's consent, was used to monitor movement patterns during the pandemic. However, officials will not disclose the specific reasons for acquiring the data or how it was used. Veraset was originally founded as a subsidiary of SafeGraph, but the two companies now operate independently.
Techniques by tactic
No ATT&CK techniques are recorded for Veraset in WhisperGraph.
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to Veraset today — this states the absence of a published link, not that Veraset has no infrastructure.
References
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/10/data-broker-shared-billions-phone-location-records-with-dc-government-part-covid-tracking-effort/
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/science-shouldnt-give-data-brokers-cover-for-stealing-your-privacy/
- https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/11/data-broker-veraset-gave-bulk-device-level-gps-data-dc-government
- https://www.eff.org/document/dcveraset-location-data-sharing-records
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Related pages
Pivot from Veraset 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.