NEW: Governments are abusing online ads to infect people's phones and computers with zero-click spyware, per Citizen Lab. Al Jazeera had ~45 devices hacked this way, simply by visiting a website that displayed a malicious ad. Researchers say it's tip of the iceberg.
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/citizen-lab-says-governments-are-abusing-online-ads-to-hack-people-with-zero-click-spyware/
Ad-block bypass: https://archive.is/Smm3d
Zack Whittaker
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2026-10-15 13:24:16 UTC
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