Citizen Lab exposes AdFection: Discover-Tech ads deliver Candiru zero-click spyware, hitting 45 Al Jazeera devices
The Citizen Lab disclosed AdFection, the first technical demonstration of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered through targeted online advertising. The Israeli firm Discover-Tech presents itself as a legitimate ad company but acts as a facilitator for several mercenary spyware partners, including Candiru. Its ads covertly direct million…