Spyware vendors use online ad infrastructure to profile targets and deliver exploits without requiring users to click anything. The investigation links Discover-Tech to Candiru, an Israeli spyware vendor that the US government placed on its Entity List in 2021. Candiru has since used the name Integrity Labs.
AdFection: Beyond the Click: Citizen Lab Exposes Ad-Delivered Spyware Networks
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