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Zero-click attacks used targeted ads to deliver Candiru spyware

Candiru spyware was delivered to devices at Al Jazeera Media Network via targeted online advertisements in a zero-click attack that required only rendering the malicious ads on the victim's device.

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Candiru spyware was installed on devices at Al Jazeera Media Network through a zero‑click attack that required only the rendering of malicious, targeted online advertisements. The attack vector, dubbed “AdFection” by researchers at Citizen Labs, represents the first publicly documented technical confirmation that mercenary spyware can be delivered via such ads. The researchers’ report details the method and its successful deployment against the news organization.

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