Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware
7.2 relevance
Score Breakdown
technical depth 8
novelty 9
actionability 6
community 7
strategic 6
personal 5
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First confirmed mercenary spyware via ads, high technical depth and novelty.
Summary
The incident is likely 1st confirmation of mercenary spyware delivered by targeted ads.
Author
Dan Goodin — Dan Goodin is Senior Security Editor at Ars Technica, where he oversees coverage of malware, computer espionage, botnets, hardware hacking, encryption, and passwords. A journalist with more than 25 years experience, he has been chronicling the...