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  "id": 14748397,
  "title": "Israeli spyware targeted 'hundreds of millions' through zero-click ads, researchers find",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/israeli-spyware-targeted-hundreds-of-millions-through-zero-click-ads-14748397",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T16:53:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-spyware-targeted-hundreds-millions-through-zero-click-ads"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Israeli spyware targeted 'hundreds of millions' through zero-click ads, researchers find Millions of people's devices have been infected with Israeli mercenary spyware called Candiru through zero-click digital advertisements, Canadian cyber watchdog group The Citizen Lab found in an investigation. The case marks the first-ever zero-click mercenary spyware, confirmed publicly, delivered through…",
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        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Online ads helped deliver Israeli spyware to devices visiting Al Jazeera, 120,000 websites",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/online-ads-helped-deliver-israeli-spyware-to-devices-visiting-al",
        "published": "2026-10-15T11:04:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Israeli city bars municipal employees from posting political views online",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/israeli-city-bars-municipal-employees-from-posting-political-views",
        "published": "2026-10-15T11:49:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israeli spyware targeted 'hundreds of millions' through zero-click ads, researchers find",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/israeli-spyware-targeted-hundreds-of-millions-through-zero-click-ads",
        "published": "2026-10-15T16:50:42.000Z"
      }
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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."
}