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In a recent report, the researchers detailed how an ad-tech company called Discover-Tech allegedly used the AdFection technique to help spyware vendor Candiru infect at least 45 devices belonging to personnel at Citizen Lab Reports Spyware Delivered Through Targeted Online Ads Without User Interaction
As part of the operation, dubbed AdFection, ads purchased by Israeli company Discover-Tech were used to de-anonymize, fingerprint, and infect users, and also allow threat actors to track millions of devices. Citizen Lab Links Israeli Ad Firm to Candiru Zero-Click Spyware Attacks
The ads were placed by Discover-Tech, an Israeli company that presents itself as a normal digital advertising firm. Each ad carried a small piece of code that, when the ad loaded, quietly sent the device's advertising Citizen Lab Links Candiru Spyware Infections at Al Jazeera to Zero-Click Ads
It concluded that while the Israeli company Discover-Tech presents itself as a legitimate advertising firm, in actuality it operates as a facilitator for multiple mercenary spyware partners, including the well-known Citizen Lab Details Zero-Click Spyware Delivered Through Targeted Ads

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