Israeli Spy Company Busted Using Malware Ads To Infect, Locate, And Spy On Starlink Users · Techdirt

EXCLUSIVE: Alleged Israeli spy company heavily targeted Starlink users, sources say

Experts at a digital defense firm recently found that an Israeli ad tech company was heavily targeting users of ​Starlink's satellite internet service in a likely effort to spy on them, according to six people familiar with the matter.

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 how the company helps mercenary surveillance vendors track and hack devices around the world.

Online ads weaponised to deliver ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers say

Discover-Tech’s Controlium software lets clients mass-profile internet users then covertly hack targets, say researchers at University of Toronto

ADINT: Weaponized Ad Tech for Zero-Click Spyware and Mass Identity Vacuuming

Confiant Threat Intelligence - security@confiant.com

ADINT: Weaponized Ad Tech for Zero-Click Spyware and Mass Identity Vacuuming

Confiant Threat Intelligence - security@confiant.com

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians

Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe

This ‘Privacy Browser’ Has Dangerous Hidden Features

The Universe Browser is believed to have been downloaded millions of times. But researchers say it behaves like malware and has links to Asia’s booming cybercrime and illegal gambling networks.

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i own a relatively new (2025) samsung tv.i kept getting weirdly targeted ads.i tried reversing the firmware but it was aes encrypted and no keys unless tear it apart and do uart/jtag magic.zero days it is. root shell on new samsung TVs!discovered PRIVACY HORROR. write up? pic.twitter.com/EsxxCy1b6a— log4j (@log4j) October 21, 2026

Cory Doctorow: Zuck’s Empire of Oily Rags

For 20 years, privacy advocates have been sounding the alarm about commercial online surveillance, the way that companies gather deep dossiers on us to help marketers target us with ads. This pitch…

LinkDrift: How Leaked Links Exposed Internal Files at Fortune 500 Companies

We followed leaked links from malware logs and public indexes to internal files at 19 Fortune 500 companies, still open without a login.

Everyone knows your location

How I tracked myself down using leaked location data in the in-app ads, and what I found along the way.

This Tool Unmasks the Shadowy World of Ads that Track Your Location

It's usually very difficult to investigate the advertising industry. A new tool called DecryptAds aims to make it much easier with a massive dataset anyone can query.

One company is at the center of a wave of rogue AI attacks

Mistakes at Israeli startup Irregular sent Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta, and Google agents after real-world targets.

Why you should bet big on privacy | TechCrunch

Ever felt like you were being watched online? You know, like when you read something about New York, and the next site you visit shows you ads for New York hotels? As it turns out, on my computer, there were more than 130 companies tracking my every move. These companies are basically engaging in mass surveillance.