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Targeted ads used as spyware delivery channel, researchers reveal
Original: AdFection: Targeted ads turned into a pipeline for zero-click mercenary spyware
Citizen Lab researchers detail AdFection, a technique in which mercenary spyware was delivered through targeted advertising with zero-click exploitation. By abusing ad targeting infrastructure, an attacker could ensure a specific person received a malicious ad and was compromised without any interaction. The finding raises fresh concerns about the digital advertising ecosystem being repurposed for surveillance and about safeguards against such abuse.
Why now: A new Citizen Lab report reveals that the ad industry's targeting tools can be weaponised for spyware delivery, prompting debate about ad-tech accountability.
Citizen LabAdFectiondigital advertising industrymercenary spyware vendors
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