‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads

First reported by Wired at · Updated · 9 sources

Researchers at The Citizen Lab have for the first time released technical evidence of sophisticated mercenary spyware being distributed via online advertising.

Covered by 9 publishers within 10 hours of the first report.

Summary from Wired.

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Wired ‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads · Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman
Bloomberg Israeli Firms Put Spyware at Al Jazeera via Ads, Report Says · Ryan Gallagher
RuntimeWire Discover-Tech ads delivered spyware to Al Jazeera devices, researchers say · RuntimeWire Staff
Cyber Security News Just Viewing an Online Ad Can Infect Your Device With Spyware, Researchers Reveal · Guru Baran
Security Affairs AdFection: Beyond the Click: Citizen Lab Exposes Ad-Delivered Spyware Networks · Pierluigi Paganini
PCMag Another Good Reason to Block Online Ads: They Can Deliver Spyware
The Hacker News Citizen Lab Traces Zero-Click Candiru Spyware Infections at Al Jazeera to Targeted Online Ads · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
The Record Zero-click spyware infecting devices through online ads, researchers say
BetaKit U of T’s Citizen Lab exposes “nightmare” spyware hack that requires no clicks from users · Trevor Nichols

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