Paid Media News by Eric Mandell

Spyware Found in Targeted Ads from Google-Approved Vendor

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TLDR

Citizen Lab traced zero-click spyware delivered through targeted ads to 45 Al Jazeera devices, leading Google to cut off the vendor Discover-Tech.

Citizen Lab discovered zero-click spyware on 45 Al Jazeera devices that was delivered via targeted ads from Discover-Tech, a vendor Google had approved and listed since 2020. Google has since terminated its relationship with the vendor.

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