Israeli ad company helped a spyware firm target Al Jazeera through online ads, researchers say

Researchers report that DiscoverTech, an Israeli ad company, has secretly assisted spyware developers for years. The firm utilized online advertisements to execute a vast spy operation, placing hacking software on popular websites. Specifically, DiscoverTech helped a spyware firm target Al Jazeera through these digital ads. This operation allowed the developers to deploy their software covertly across the web, leveraging the ad company's infrastructure to facilitate the targeting and delivery of the malicious hacking tools.