#Shadow-Earth-79
#DiscoverTech, linked to #Candiru #spyware, was the #topbidder for #Starlink #ads in 105 countries, suggesting #surveillance. TrendAI labelled this SHADOW-EARTH-79; Google and IAB Europe blocked the firm.…
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#DiscoverTech, linked to #Candiru #spyware, was the #topbidder for #Starlink #ads in 105 countries, suggesting #surveillance. TrendAI labelled this SHADOW-EARTH-79; Google and IAB Europe blocked the firm. https://gizmodo.com/researchers-uncover-signs-of-massive-surveillance-operation-on-starlink-users-2000831366?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews
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October 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Discover-Tech Suspected of Tracking Starlink Users Through Ads

TrendAI found SHADOW-EARTH-79 unusually dominant in Starlink ad auctions across 105 countries. The bidder was later identified as Discover-Tech, raising concerns about surveillance through ad-tech data.
Discover-Tech Suspected of Tracking Starlink Users Through Ads
TrendAI found SHADOW-EARTH-79 unusually dominant in Starlink ad auctions across 105 countries. The bidder was later identified as Discover-Tech, raising concerns about surveillance through ad-tech data.
www.abijita.com
October 31, 2026 at 4:25 AM
There's a story about attribution politics nestled in here. Discover-Tech was identified internally by TrendAI as being behind the suspected spying, but Trend chose to refer to it using the codename Shadow-Earth-78 following legal concerns.
www.trendaisecurity.com/en-us/resour...
Invasive Ads: The Unconventional Cyber Surveillance Attack Surface | TrendAI (US)
TrendAI™ Research analyzed the activities of SHADOW-EARTH-79, an entity abusing the real-time ad-tech bidding process to track and profile individuals in conflict zones, sanctioned states, and other s...
www.trendaisecurity.com
October 27, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The telling number in TrendAI's data is lift: the bidder it tracks as SHADOW-EARTH-79 took 12.9% of ads served on Starlink IPs vs 2.6% of all ads, about 4.9x. Easy slice to target, since bid requests carry the ASN and Starlink sits in its own (AS14593).
October 27, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Ad blocking is a safety issue, part eleventy bazillion: 'the report said that Shadow-Earth-79 was the top buyer of ads in Syria, Libya, Yemen and South Sudan and was the No. 2 ad buyer in Afghanistan ​even though "the demand for legitimate Western advertising in sanctioned or active-conflict […]
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October 28, 2026 at 7:55 AM
79) Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
Took me 9 years to finish it because it's at its best when you play it like a sandbox and what plot there is doesn't really... Interest me. About time I played Shadow of War, too, that's been sitting unplayed on my Steam account for years.
October 29, 2026 at 8:58 PM
SHADOW-EARTH-79: Hidden Ad Surveillance Network Tracks Starlink Users Across 105 Countries + Video

A Global Surveillance Operation Hides Inside Online Advertising A newly disclosed surveillance operation is raising serious concerns about the security and privacy risks embedded in the global…
SHADOW-EARTH-79: Hidden Ad Surveillance Network Tracks Starlink Users Across 105 Countries + Video
A Global Surveillance Operation Hides Inside Online Advertising A newly disclosed surveillance operation is raising serious concerns about the security and privacy risks embedded in the global digital advertising ecosystem. Tracked as SHADOW-EARTH-79, the operation allegedly exploits real-time bidding (RTB) infrastructure to monitor advertising traffic and identify users in conflict zones, sanctioned countries, and other strategically sensitive regions. Research by TrendAI Security indicates that the operation behaves more like a surveillance and intelligence-gathering platform than a conventional advertising business.
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October 28, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Ad blocking is a safety issue, part eleventy bazillion: 'the report said that Shadow-Earth-79 was the top buyer of ads in Syria, Libya, Yemen and South Sudan and was the No. 2 ad buyer in Afghanistan ​even though "the demand for legitimate Western advertising in sanctioned or active-conflict […]
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October 28, 2026 at 7:55 AM
una 'empresa' israelí es una de las más grandes apostadoras en el mercado de los geo-ads, muy especialmente en países en conflicto, lo que podría usarse para crear 'firmas digitales' de líderes y grupos de militancia; starlink está en el medio, obvio
Invasive Ads: The Unconventional Cyber Surveillance Attack Surface | TrendAI
TrendAI™ Research analyzed the activities of SHADOW-EARTH-79, an entity abusing the real-time ad-tech bidding process to track and profile individuals in conflict zones, sanctioned states, and other s...
www.trendaisecurity.com
October 27, 2026 at 6:29 PM
گزارش «سیتیزن‌لب»: یک شرکت اسرائیلی متهم به ردیابی کاربران از طریق تبلیغات آنلاین شد

پژوهشگران می‌گویند شرکت «دیسکاور-تک» از طریق تبلیغات در ۲۰۰ هزار وب‌سایت و اپلیکیشن، در تلاش برای ردیابی کاربران بوده است. این فعالیت‌ها که با نام رمز «SHADOW-EARTH-79» نیز شناسایی شده، نگرانی‌هایی درباره سوءاستفا…
October 27, 2026 at 6:18 PM
México y España figuran en la muestra publicitaria de TrendAI; su alcance no equivale a víctimas confirmadas.
Reuters vincula a Discover-Tech con posible vigilancia de usuarios de Starlink
Discover-Tech, empresa israelí de publicidad digital, habría dirigido anuncios a usuarios de Starlink para localizarlos o vigilarlos, según Reuters. La agencia cita el 27 de octubre de 2026 a seis fuentes anónimas familiarizadas con la investigación de TrendAI. En su informe del 15 de octubre, TrendAI, unidad de Trend Micro, describe al comprador como SHADOW-EARTH-79. Lo sitúa primero en pujas ganadas sobre tráfico de Starlink en **105 países** , sin identificar públicamente a Discover-Tech. ## México y España aparecen en la muestra El desglose de TrendAI para junio de 2024 a junio de 2026 asigna a ese comprador 557 de 833 pujas ganadas observadas en México (**66.9 %**) y 1,352 de 1,542 en España (**87.7 %**). El análisis se limita a la telemetría de una plataforma de compra de anuncios. Los porcentajes miden su peso en esa muestra, no la proporción de clientes de Starlink vigilados. ## Los anuncios pueden exponer datos sin un clic Las subastas publicitarias comparten información sobre los dispositivos que recibirán los anuncios. Citizen Lab, de la Universidad de Toronto, describe cómo Discover-Tech utilizaba la publicidad para perfilar usuarios y seleccionar objetivos. En su investigación del 15 de octubre, el laboratorio vinculó con alta confianza los ataques mediante anuncios contra al menos 45 dispositivos de Al Jazeera en 2024 y 2025 con software espía de Candiru. La técnica permitía infectar equipos al mostrarse publicidad, sin que la víctima pulsara un enlace. El laboratorio advierte que ver un anuncio de Discover-Tech no confirma por sí mismo un ataque dirigido ni una infección. En el caso de Starlink, las pujas permiten observar la distribución publicitaria; una infección exige evidencia adicional. Discover-Tech y SpaceX no respondieron a Reuters. La investigación de Citizen Lab ya tuvo consecuencias en la publicidad digital: Google cerró a Discover-Tech el acceso a sus intercambios publicitarios y Beeswax la retiró de su plataforma de compra. _Fuentes:_ 1, 2, 3
fomoera.com
October 27, 2026 at 5:40 PM
www.reuters.com/business/med...

日本語訳が抄訳すぎてこの記事の興味深いところ(ハイライト部分)がない。

衛星通信通信網「スターリンク」がユーザーのどんな情報を握っているのか、ウクライナの戦闘地域でのコミュニケーションやドローン攻撃情報との関係性、広告枠入札企業がユーザーを個人特定しスパイする仕組み、それを利用する具体的な国家とそうした名指しが控えられる背景の説明は、日本語版にはない。

Highlighted: What is missing in the official Japanese translation (excerpt)
October 28, 2026 at 2:45 AM
TrendAI在10月15日发布的研究报告中,将这个可疑广告账户命名为“Shadow-Earth-79”,没有公开关联企业的真实名称。六名知情人士向路透社确认,这个代号指向Discover-Tech。知情人士表示,研究人员原本考虑公开公司名称,但管理层提出法律方面的顾虑,最终没有在报告中点名。

Discover-Tech此前已经受到另外两家网络安全研究机构的调查。

10月15日,多伦多大学公民实验室和美国网络广告安全公司Confiant分别公布研究结果,指出Discover-Tech利用数字广告交易系统收集用户数据,并为商业间谍软件公司提供识别、追踪和入侵设备的技术渠道。

3/5
October 27, 2026 at 1:10 PM
New research from TrendAI on SHADOW-EARTH-79 abusing real-time ad bidding for surveillance. No click required. Ad-tech metadata can expose location, network, device and identity signals useful for profiling targets at scale.

www.trendaisecurity.com/en/resources...
Invasive Ads: The Unconventional Cyber Surveillance Attack Surface | TrendAI
TrendAI™ Research analyzed the activities of SHADOW-EARTH-79, an entity abusing the real-time ad-tech bidding process to track and profile individuals in conflict zones, sanctioned states, and other s...
www.trendaisecurity.com
October 15, 2026 at 1:22 PM
“TrendAI™ Research analyzed the activities of SHADOW-EARTH-79, an entity abusing the real-time ad-tech bidding process to track and profile individuals in conflict zones, sanctioned states, and other sensitive locations worldwide.” www.trendaisecurity.com/en-us/resour...
Invasive Ads: The Unconventional Cyber Surveillance Attack Surface | TrendAI (US)
TrendAI™ Research analyzed the activities of SHADOW-EARTH-79, an entity abusing the real-time ad-tech bidding process to track and profile individuals in conflict zones, sanctioned states, and other s...
www.trendaisecurity.com
October 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM
1970s, one Japanese film per year:

70 The Shadow Within
71 Asobi
72 Journey Into Solitude
73 Lady Snowblood
74 Sandakan No.8
75 The Bullet Train
76 Lullaby of the Earth
77 Ballad of Orin
78 Winter's Flower
79 Oh, My Son!

(Sorry I did this backwards lol)
1970s, one Japanese film per year:

70 Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
71 Godzilla vs Hedora
72 Poem
73 Lady Snowblood
74 Sister Street Fighter
75 Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
76 Tora-san’s Sunrise and Sunset
77 House
78 Dynamite Don-Don
79 The Castle of Cagliostro
1970s, one Japanese film per year:

'70 Okinawa
'71 Alchemy
'72 Ecstasy of the Angels
'73 Sanrizuka: Heta Village
'74 Dream Island Girl
'75 Atman
'76 Tora-san: Sunrise and Sunset
'77 The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Tarō
'78 The Magino Village Story: Pass
'79 Heliography
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January 9, 2024 at 8:50 PM
76. Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
77. Mortal Kombat XL
78. Mortal Kombat 11
79. Nier: Automata
80. Nier Replicant
81. Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection
82. Oddworld: Abes Oddysee (PS1)
83. Pac-Man World Re-Pac
84. Persona 3 Reload
85. Persona 5 Royal
86. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
February 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Posting my Games Beaten in 2025!

Overall a solid year. Not too many games, just a couple of short games here and there haha, nothing crazy

But seriously, i did get to experience a lot of cool new titles and did some catch up with newer games too! My personal best since 2020!
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