News Summary

• An Israeli ad tech firm worked with spyware companies to infect devices, according to a joint investigation by security researchers.
• It’s the first time researchers have found technical evidence of a zero-click attack delivered through targeted advertising.
• The ad firm, called Discover-Tech, presents itself as a typical online advertising agency, but researchers say it provides a pipeline for hacking groups to plant malicious ads across the web.
• It operates a platform known as “Controlium” that allows its spyware partners to “precisely profile and de-anonymize millions of individuals”