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Director @citizenlab, @munkschool, @uoft. OUT NOW: Chasing Shadows (chasingshadowsbook.ca)
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NEW @citizenlab report We uncovered an Israeli firm using online ads to run vast spy operation

This is the first-ever public confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered via targeted ads.

45 devices at @AJEnglish confirmed infected

citizenlab.ca/research/how-d…
citizenlab.ca Exposing AdFection: How Discover-Tech Turned Targeted Ads Into a Pipeline for Zero-Click Mercenary... This is the first-ever public confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered via targeted ads. We call the technique AdFection, and show how it was used to infect devices at Al Jazeera with...
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Alleged Israeli spy company heavily targeted Starlink users, sources say reuters.com/business/media…
www.reuters.com EXCLUSIVE: Alleged Israeli spy company heavily targeted Starlink users, sources say Experts at a digital defense firm recently found that an Israeli ad tech company was heavily targeting users of ​Starlink's satellite internet service in a likely effort to spy on them, according to...
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US 🇺🇸 Senators @CoryBooker and @RonWyden respond to the @citizenlab's latest "AdFection" investigation

cyberscoop.com/targeted-ads-s…
cyberscoop.com Senators say targeted ads are a security risk. Ad groups say the critics are off base. A Citizen Lab report linking ad vendor Discover-Tech to mercenary spyware sparks renewed calls for U.S. agencies to ban targeted ads on government devices.
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Australia's nuclear agency targeted with ads linked to spyware that infect devices without a click abc.net.au/news/2026-10-1…
www.abc.net.au Israeli company weaponised online advertising to track millions of devices Australia's nuclear science agency and other highly sensitive government organisations have been targeted by a sophisticated, foreign bad actor that secretly weaponised online ads to install spyware.