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Israeli Ad-Tech Firm Linked to Spyware on Al Jazeera Devices

Israel · Middle East region

detected 2026-10-15T17:01:10Z updated 2026-10-15T17:01:10Z

An investigation by Citizen Lab revealed that dozens of Al Jazeera devices were infected with malware. The spyware was reportedly placed onto the devices through advertisements with the help of an Israeli ad-tech firm. No further details about the incident or the specific firm were provided in the text.

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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