Researchers say an ad platform could identify targets and install spyware through online ads, no click needed

Summary

Dubbed "AdFection" by the University of Toronto research unit, the technique was allegedly used by unidentified Israeli actors to infect computers belonging to Al Jazeera's news network.

This is a brief wire summary, the full story (linked below) has the complete details.

KazaSec's take

Perimeter infrastructure like VPNs, firewalls, and routers needs the same ongoing scrutiny as anything user-facing, it's frequently the oldest, least-monitored layer of the stack, and a popular target precisely because of that.

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Researchers say an ad platform could identify targets and install spyware through online ads, no click needed

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