Zero-Click Spyware Spreads via Malicious Online Ads
💡 Why it matters
This undermines the safety of journalism and expands state-sponsored hacking to everyday web browsing without any user action.
Citizen Lab found that governments are exploiting online ads to deploy zero-click spyware against journalists, with evidence that dozens of Al Jazeera devices were compromised through targeted ad campaigns. The spyware, developed by an Israeli firm, installs without any user.
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📡 Where we spotted it (3)
TechCrunch
Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads to hack people with ‘zero-click’ spyware
6h ago
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Hacker News
Israeli firm's digital ads enabling installation of 'zero-click' spyware
3h ago
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Hacker News
Zero-Click Spyware Delivered via Targeted Ads: AdFection
3h ago
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