Citizen Lab Exposes Governments Using Online Ads for Zero-Click Spyware Attacks
Researchers at Citizen Lab discovered that government actors are exploiting online advertising networks to deliver zero-click spyware to targets, including dozens of devices at media organization Al Jazeera. This alarming tactic bypasses traditional user interaction to compromise security, highlighting a severe, evolving vulnerability in global digital infrastructure that threatens journalists and civil society.
Source: TechCrunch