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First-Ever Public Confirmation of 'Zero-Click' Spyware Delivered Via
First-Ever Public Confirmation of 'Zero-Click' Spyware Delivered Via Targeted Ads
TL;DRSpyware can now infect phones through ads without user interaction.
Why it matters: Ads become a new attack vector; even careful users can be compromised without clicking anything.
Citizen Lab says it has documented the first publicly confirmed case of zero-click mercenary spyware being delivered through targeted online ads, a technique it calls "AdFection." "There has been a lot of buzz that online ads can be used to identify and automatically hack…
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