Online Advertising Abused to Spread 'Zero-Click' Spyware
Researchers found that advertising agencies used online ads to deliver "zero-click" spyware to target devices.
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Researchers at the University of Toronto revealed that an Israeli advertising agency has served millions of online ads that allow the use of "zero-click" spyware against targets. Software called Controlium made by Discover-Tech allows clients to profile internet users en masse and hack targets covertly.
Citizen Lab, a digital investigative research unit at the University of Toronto, expressed confidence that dozens of devices at Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera had been compromised by spyware delivered via ads run by Discover-Tech. Discover-Tech itself describes itself as a specialized digital advertising agency.
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