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Citizen Lab Exposes AdFection Ad-Based Spyware Campaign
Original: Exposing AdFection: How Discover-Tech Turned Targeted Ads Into a Pipeline for Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware
The Citizen Lab has published a report describing "AdFection," an operation in which ad-targeting technology was allegedly exploited to deliver zero-click mercenary spyware to targeted individuals' devices. The findings point to abuse of the digital advertising ecosystem as an infection pipeline, raising fresh concerns about surveillance-for-hire firms and the security of online advertising infrastructure.
Why now: A new Citizen Lab report alleging that commercial ad-tech was weaponised to spread zero-click spyware is drawing attention to surveillance industry abuse.
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- Exposing AdFection: How Discover-Tech Turned Targeted Ads Into a Pipeline for Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware · The Citizen Lab
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