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

Citizen Lab found evidence that dozens of devices at media organization Al Jazeera were hacked after users were shown malicious online ads, part of a broader pattern of governments abusing online advertising to deliver zero-click spyware. The digital rights unit says the campaign targeted journalists through ad networks rather than direct phishing, marking a shift in state-linked surveillance tactics against media outlets.