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Citizen Lab documents targeted ads used to deliver zero-click spyware

citizenlab.ca 106 min read Editor score 8/10

Citizen Lab reports the first public technical confirmation of a zero-click mercenary spyware attack delivered through targeted ads, including infections on Al Jazeera devices and a billion-bid-scale targeting operation. The findings expose risks at the intersection of ad systems, browser delivery and surveillance.

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