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Researchers say online ads used to deliver zero-click spyware

Original: Online ads weaponised to deliver ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers say

Security researchers say an Israeli firm has been using digital advertising networks to install zero-click spyware on targets' devices, without users clicking anything or opening a message. The finding raises concerns that mainstream ad infrastructure, which reaches billions of people, is being exploited as a surveillance delivery channel, and renews scrutiny of the commercial spyware industry.

Why now: The report exposes a new and alarming way commercial spyware reaches victims through ordinary ad systems, prompting debate about ad-tech security and surveillance.

GuardianIsraelspyware industryonline advertising networks

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