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Targeted Ads Used to Infect Al Jazeera Devices with Candiru Spyware

Citizen Lab found targeted ads delivered Candiru spyware to Al Jazeera devices without clicks, while the same ad system reached government networks.

Online advertisements requiring no clicks were used to deliver mercenary spyware to devices at Al Jazeera, according to new research from Citizen Lab and advertising security company Confiant.

Citizen Lab calls the technique AdFection and describes it as the first public technical confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered through targeted advertising.

At least 45 Al Jazeera devices were targeted during 2024 and 2025. According to the Citizen Lab investigation, network logs showed affected devices connecting first to infrastructure operated by Israeli advertising company Discover-Tech and then to servers linked to Candiru spyware.

Candiru, which Citizen Lab also associates with the name Integrity Labs, develops surveillance software capable of extracting messages, emails and photographs while accessing microphones and other device functions.

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