Israeli Firms Placed Spyware at Al Jazeera via Ads, Report Says
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Using ad networks as a delivery vector for spyware shows how deeply the ad-tech stack has become part of the security threat surface. Any organization relying on third-party ads or trackers should be treating them as untrusted code and tightening browser, network, and endpoint controls accordingly.
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