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Discover-Tech is a Bridge Between Mercenary Spyware Companies and the Advertising Ecosystem

We present technical evidence that the Israel-based company Discover-Tech, while purporting to be a legitimate advertising company, appears to be a front for large-scale ad espionage abuse, including the automatic delivery of mercenary spyware when ads are displayed to a target and the mass profiling and deanonymization of users.

https://citizenlab.ca/research/how-discover-tech-turned-targeted-ads-into-a-pipeline-for-spyware/

When we say no ads on our devices, its not just a personal preference. Its a cornerstone of your privacy & security.
The Citizen Lab Exposing AdFection: How Discover-Tech Turned Targeted Ads Into a Pipeline for Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware - The Citizen Lab This is the first-ever public confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered via targeted ads. We call the technique AdFection, and show how it was used to infect devices at Al Jazeera with Candiru’s spyware. We also uncover Discover-Tech, and show…
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