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PoliticalCanada·15 Oct 2026

Researchers identify new zero-click spyware technique using targeted ads

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Researchers from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab and U.S.-based Confiant uncovered a zero-click spyware technique dubbed “AdFection,” developed by the Israeli firm Discover-Tech. This method weaponized the global online advertising system to infect devices without user interaction, specifically compromising the devices of journalists and staff at…

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