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‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads

Wired UK · 15 October 2026 at 11:00

‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads

Researchers at The Citizen Lab have for the first time released technical evidence of sophisticated mercenary spyware being distributed via online advertising.

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‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads

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