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A Dark Reading report describes AdFection, a technique in which spyware vendors exploit targeted ad bidding in the digital advertising ecosystem to identify and track individuals and organizations of interest. Ad impressions are reportedly turned into a zero-click delivery path for spyware, so targets need no interaction. The excerpt give…
Citizen Lab documented AdFection, a campaign in which the Israeli-founded ad firm Discover-Tech delivered zero-click mercenary spyware attributed to Candiru through the online advertising ecosystem. During 2024 and 2025, 45 devices belonging to Al Jazeera were targeted. Citizen Lab calls this the first detailed public technical evidence o…
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…
Citizen Lab reported that Israeli mercenary spyware vendor Candiru infected devices at Al Jazeera through targeted online ads that needed no user interaction. It calls this the first public technical confirmation of mercenary spyware reaching real devices via ad delivery. At least 45 Al Jazeera devices were targeted in 2024 and 2025, and …
