An Israeli firm is sending spyware through online ads, researchers say

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An Israeli ad tech firm worked with spyware companies to infect devices, including at Al Jazeera, by simply showing users an online ad, according to a joint investigation by security researchers at Citizen Lab and Confiant. It's the first time researchers have found technical evidence of a zero-click attack - a form of hacking that

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CTech Israeli ad firm turned online advertising into a pipeline for spyware, researchers say
The Verge An Israeli firm is sending spyware through online ads, researchers say · Emma Roth

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