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Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads to hack people with 'zero-click' spyware

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First reported on Thursday 15 October 2026 at 06:00 EDT by TechCrunch·Latest article on Thursday 15 October 2026 at 06:00 EDT

Summary

Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads to hack people with 'zero-click' spyware, TechCrunch reported on Thursday 15 October. The digital rights unit found evidence that dozens of devices at media organization Al Jazeera were hacked after being shown malicious online ads, according to TechCrunch.

Latest: Citizen Lab said governments are abusing online ads to hack people with 'zero-click' spyware, having found evidence that dozens of devices at media organization Al Jazeera were hacked after being shown malicious online ads, TechCrunch reported.

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How it unfolded

  1. Thursday 15 October

    Citizen Lab said governments are abusing online ads to hack people with 'zero-click' spyware, having found evidence that dozens of devices at media organization Al Jazeera were hacked after being shown malicious online ads, TechCrunch reported.

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