#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

Discover-Tech soll über Online-Werbung Spyware installieren. Ganz besonders soll sich die israelische Firma für Starlink-Nutzer interessieren.

TrendAI found a bidder linked to Discover-Tech winning 13% of ad auctions on Starlink traffic. How ad auctions expose satellite users and what helps.

Discover-Tech soll über Online-Werbung Spyware installieren. Ganz besonders soll sich die israelische Firma für Starlink-Nutzer interessieren.

Principaux renseignements La société israélienne Discover-Tech est accusée d’avoir mené une opération de surveillance à grande échelle en suivant des personnes utilisant le service d’Internet par satellite Starlink de SpaceX, rapporte Reuters. Publicités Selon six personnes proches du dossier, des chercheurs de TrendAI, une filiale de la société de cybersécurité Trend Micro, ont identifié Discover-Tech […]

Key takeaways Het Israëlische bedrijf Discover-Tech wordt ervan beschuldigd een grootschalige surveillanceoperatie te hebben uitgevoerd door personen te volgen die gebruikmaken van de Starlink-satellietinternetdienst van SpaceX, meldt Reuters. Advertenties Volgens zes personen die op de hoogte zijn van de situatie, hebben onderzoekers van TrendAI, een tak van het cyberbeveiligingsbedrijf Trend Micro, Discover-Tech geïdentificeerd als een […]

The findings suggest possible surveillance interest in countries where Starlink is banned or restricted.

Selon le Citizen Lab, des appareils auraient été infectés par un logiciel espion au simple affichage d’une annonce ciblée. Sans click, sans action utilisateur.

Citizen Lab Exposes a New Ad-Based Attack The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto has published a report on a new way to deliver commercial spyware through targeted advertising. Researchers named the technique AdFection. Attackers use the ad bidding system to pick out specific devices. Then they load malicious code the moment an ad appears. The victim never clicks an ad or downloads a file.

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Share Millions of users worldwide have been served ads by Discover-Tech since 2024, researchers say Security researchers at Citizen Lab have discovered a sophisticated cyberespionage technique called "AdFection" that weaponizes the global online advertising ecosystem to deliver zero-click spyware to targeted devices. The investigation showed that a Israeli digital advertising agency called DiscoverTech exploits programmatic ad auctions — the automated, split-second bidding markets used to buy and sell advertising space across websites and mobile apps — to secretly track and infiltrate users.

Share Millions of users worldwide have been served ads by Discover-Tech since 2024, researchers say Security researchers at Citizen Lab have discovered a sophisticated cyberespionage technique called "AdFection" that weaponizes the global online advertising ecosystem to deliver zero-click spyware to targeted devices. The investigation showed that a Israeli digital advertising agency called DiscoverTech exploits programmatic ad auctions — the automated, split-second bidding markets used to buy and sell advertising space across websites and mobile apps — to secretly track and infiltrate users.

Vyšetrovanie #CitizenLab odhalilo zneužívanie online reklamy na kybernetickú #špionáž. Izraelská spoločnosť #DiscoverTech mala prostredníctvom reklamného ekosystému sprostredkovať útoky na novinárov, medzinárodné organizácie a európske vládne inštitúcie.

Eine Studie des Citizen Lab enthüllt, dass globale Werbenetzwerke für gezielte Zero-Click-Spionageangriffe missbraucht werden. Auch Medienhäuser sind im Visier.

An Israeli advertising company, DiscoverTech, has been secretly facilitating the placement of spyware on popular websites, enabling cyberattacks against at least 45 devices at Al Jazeera.

Researchers say Discover-Tech used online ads to deliver zero-click spyware, the first public evidence of the technique, with its ads reaching nearly 200,000 websites and apps.

An Israeli ad company, DiscoverTech, has for years been secretly helping spyware developers place their hacking software on popular websites, researchers at Citizen Lab say, resulting in a cyberattack...