{
  "id": 16740056,
  "title": "Israeli ad tech company targeted Starlink internet users in suspected attempt at espionage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/israeli-ad-tech-company-targeted-starlink-internet-users-in-suspected",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T11:32:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-913022"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli ad technology firm Discover-Tech is suspected of targeting Starlink internet users in a suspected espionage attempt, according to researchers from cybersecurity firm TrendAI. TrendAI's analysis found that Discover-Tech was one of the leading bidders for ads shown to Starlink users in over 100 countries, including regions where Starlink is banned or restricted. The researchers concluded that Discover-Tech was likely using this data to geolocate or surveil users. Although TrendAI released a report on the targeting of Starlink users, it did not name Discover-Tech, citing legal concerns. Other cybersecurity watchdogs, such as Citizen Lab and New York ad tech firm Confiant, also found evidence of Discover-Tech's suspicious bidding practices and removed the firm from their ad platforms.",
  "summary": "Researchers at TrendAI, a unit of Tokyo-based cybersecurity company Trend Micro, concluded the Israeli company Discover-Tech was one of the biggest sources of digital ads shown to users of Starlink.",
  "key_points": [
    "Israeli ad tech firm Discover-Tech targeted Starlink users.",
    "TrendAI researchers found suspicious bidding practices.",
    "Other watchdogs removed Discover-Tech from ad platforms."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Exploiting advertising bidding processes to track users in restricted regions transforms digital marketing tools into instruments for global surveillance and geolocation.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}