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Citizen Lab Traces Zero-Click Candiru Spyware Infections at Al Jazeera to Targeted Online Ads
Citizen Lab linked Candiru spyware infections at Al Jazeera to targeted ads that triggered attacks without clicks or user action.
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Candiru, an Israeli maker of spyware sold to governments, infected devices at the news network Al Jazeera through ordinary online ads, in attacks that needed no click or other action from the user, researchers at the Citizen Lab said Thursday.
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