Online Werbung bleibt schädlich https://www.heise.de/news/AdFection-Wie-Online-Werbung-zum-Einfallstor-fuer-Staatstrojaner-wird-11489744.html.
Schützt euch so gut es geht!
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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/