Targeted ads discovered which are zero-click spyware which can de-anonymize, fingerprint, and automatically infect devices the moment an advertisement is rendered
"Devices at international news network Al Jazeera were infected with mercenary spyware from Candiru (rebranded as “Integrity Labs”) via targeted online advertisements.
The malicious advertisements were purchased by Discover-Tech, an Israeli company that presents itself as a legitimate advertising company, but which we found operates as a facilitator for multiple mercenary spyware partners.
Discover-Tech operates a platform called Controlium that enables its mercenary partners to de-anonymize, fingerprint, and automatically infect devices the moment an advertisement is rendered — a form of zero-click attack."
https://citizenlab.ca/research/how-discover-tech-turned-targeted-ads-into-a-pipeline-for-spyware/Open linkView original on lemmy.zip
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The hell is wrong with these peo-
Oh, never mind. Kinda buried the part of the headline that would have made this not surprising at all.
So I have ublock on firefox, so it likely didn't get past my content blocker?
Sounds like another FLAME repurpose on this malware.
Adblock IS antivirus