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Citizen Lab: Targeted ads used to deliver zero-click spyware
Original: AdFection: Targeted ads turned into a pipeline for zero-click mercenary spyware
Citizen Lab has published research describing AdFection, a technique in which targeted advertising networks were exploited as a delivery pipeline for zero-click mercenary spyware. The findings indicate that adversaries could buy ad placements to reach specific targets' devices without any interaction from the user. Commenters are debating how ad-tech infrastructure enabled such surveillance and what it means for mobile security.
Why now: A new Citizen Lab report reveals an alarming misuse of mainstream ad delivery systems for covert spyware attacks.
Citizen LabAdFectionDiscovery Technologies
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