Zack Whittaker reports: Security researchers at digital rights unit The Citizen Lab say government spyware makers are abusing global advertising networks to target and hack devices by serving malicious online adverts. A new report published Thursday by the University of Toronto lab, which investigates surveillance and digital rights abuses, said an Israeli company called Discover-Tech…
“Ads”? Sorry, I’ve been diligently protecting myself with the help of our lord and saviour Ublock Origin for years now.
Governments?
Or just Israel
Clearly governments on behalf of israel.
Fuckin Nuremburg 2.0 is gonna have cameos from all over the globe.
So using Ublock Origins is mandatory for staying safe on the web, but i guess most people here are probably using it. Btw this isn’t something new, malvertising has always been a thing.
What’s this “online ad” you speak of?
An israeli firm used this method to hack Australian government sites very recently.
