{
  "id": 14676771,
  "title": "Israeli firm used online ads to run vast spy operation, researchers say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/israeli-firm-used-online-ads-to-run-vast-spy-operation-researchers-say",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-15T10:46:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/israeli-firm-used-online-ads-run-vast-spy-operation-researchers-say"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Israeli digital advertising agency Discover-Tech spied on internet users through a sprawling network of online ads that it used to track targets and help hack their devices, two research groups said on Thursday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Millions of phones exposed to Israeli spyware operation through online ads, researchers say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/millions-of-phones-exposed-to-israeli-spyware-operation-through",
        "published": "2026-10-15T11:45:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "Israeli firm’s digital ads enabling installation of ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/israeli-firms-digital-ads-enabling-installation-of-zero-click-spyware",
        "published": "2026-10-15T12:15:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}