[3min] Since 2014, researchers have documented malware reaching readers through ads on Israeli news websites. That year, researchers caught malicious ads on The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post redirecting readers toward an exploit kit that could infect vulnerable computers. Clicking the ad wasn’t required. Two years ago, ZirafaMedia cited those findings when I warned followers and our private OSINT group to treat browsing as a potential surveillance exposure. Now, Citizen Lab has reported NEW findings that Israeli ad-tech company Discover-Tech in coordination with malicious spyware operators (mainly Israeli-based) intentionally identified and targeted selected devices to deliver zero-click spyware through online ads. At least 45 journalists devices were targeted in 2024–25; but there’s no way to truly know the extend of the infiltration. The 2014 case didnt gain the traction it deserved…for obvious reasons. These new findings, however, document a malevolent hostile targeted surveillance capability using the same broad delivery route: banner ads the average (or even a sophisticated) visitor wouldn’t even notice. » ZirafaMedia #OSINT #Cybersecurity #Spyware #DigitalPrivacy