Israeli advertising firm linked to global spyware campaign

An Israeli advertising company used online advertisements to track internet users and facilitate spyware infections, potentially exposing hundreds of millions of people worldwide, cybersecurity researchers have disclosed. Investigations published on Thursday by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab and advertising security company Confiant identified Discover-Tech as an intermediary connecting commercial surveillance operators with major digital advertising networks. The researchers documented spyware infections at Al Jazeera and surveillance […] The article Israeli advertising firm linked to global spyware campaign appeared first on Arabian Post.