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targeted ads
Politicians in Europe and the U.S. are speaking out against the use of advertising technology to infect targets with zero-click spyware.
October 28, 2026
This is the first-ever public confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered via targeted ads. We call the technique AdFection, and show how it was used to infect devices at Al Jazeera with Candiru’s spyware. We also uncover Discover-Tech, and show how the company helps mercenary surveillance vendors track and hack devices around the world.
October 15, 2026
