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Der AdBlocker wird zur Grundausstattung
"Die Art, wie Online-Werbung heute funktioniert, ist ein einziges Sicherheitsrisiko - für Staaten, den privaten Sektor, Zivilgesellschaft und für alle anderen", sagt der Wiener Tracking Forscher Wolfie Christl (@wchr). Warum sagt er das und was können wir jetzt tun?https://kaffeeringe.de/2026/10/16/der-adblocker-wird-zur-grundausstattung/
‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click #Spyware Is #Infecting #Phones via #TargetedAds
Researchers at The #CitizenLab have for the first time released technical evidence of sophisticated #mercenary spyware being distributed via online #advertising.
#zeroclick #privacy
📰 Spyware israelense infecta milhões de dispositivos via anúncios sem clique, revela pesquisa
#empresa #discovertech #citizenlab #News #rastreamento #israel #anúncio #spyware #IsraelxPalestina #AlJazeera
#CitizenLab says governments are abusing online #ads to hack people with ‘zero-click’ #spyware
‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads
Researchers at The Citizen Lab have for the first time released technical evidence of sophisticated mercenary spyware being distributed via online #advertising.
https://www.wired.com/story/nightmare-scenario-zero-click-spyware-is-infecting-phones-via-targeted-ads/
https://archive.is/20261015110004/https://www.wired.com/story/nightmare-scenario-zero-click-spyware-is-infecting-phones-via-targeted-ads/
You NEED an #adblocker (or two)!
Remember a few months ago when I told you that installing layers of ad blocking was basic #opsec at this point because #zeroday exploits were coming through the ad pipeline?
#CitizenLab brings the receipts.
#DiscoverTech, 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.
Follow researcher Wolfie Christl https://mastodon.social/@wchr/117444965522636234
Ht: @KimPerales who surfaced the report.
#ads #malware #infosec
https://citizenlab.ca/research/how-discover-tech-turned-targeted-ads-into-a-pipeline-for-spyware/
This is the first-ever public confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered via targeted ads. "Adfection" was used to infect devices at Al Jazeera with Candiru’s spyware. Citizen Lab exposes company Discover-Tech which helps mercenary surveillance vendors track and hack devices around the world.
https://citizenlab.ca/research/how-discover-tech-turned-targeted-ads-into-a-pipeline-for-spyware/