How Discover-Tech turned targeted ads into a pipeline for zero-click spywares

Securing National Infrastructure Requires Blocking Ads and Tracking on Official Devices

Mandatory ad-blocking on government devices: Issue policy guidance aligned with relevant cybersecurity agencies (e.g., CISA and NSA in the U.S.) recommendations requiring ad-blocking software on edge devices, and ad-blocking at the gateway for all government-owned devices.

Defenders: Ad-Blocking Is A Cybersecurity Best Practice

AdFection attacks demonstrate that online advertising is now a vector for zero-click spyware infection into your organization. Taken together with research showing that data from targeted advertising is already being used for mass espionage, and potentially for corporate espionage, this makes it clear there is currently no consistently safe way to expose your users and networks to targeted ads.

I'm glad to see Citizen Lab publish this guidance, adtech and its consequences have been horrible.