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Israeli ‘ad’ firm helped infect spyware into Al Jazeera devices

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An Israeli spyware disguised as a digital advertisement firm has targeted journalists’ devices at Al Jazeera.

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Both outlets center on the same basic claim that researchers say an Israeli firm used online ads to deliver spyware, and both mention Al Jazeera as a target. Bloomberg Technology frames the story more narrowly around “Israeli Firms” and says the ad manipulation affected “dozens of computers” at Al Jazeera, while The Verge emphasizes an Israeli ad tech firm working with spyware companies and says the finding is the first technical evidence of a zero-click attack.

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