According to this ads can now infect your machine with spyware without you ever clicking on them. Scary.
All the more reason to keep your ublock and noscript add-ons installed, update your hosts file and your pi-hole.
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First-Ever Public Confirmation of 'Zero-Click' Spyware Delivered Via Targeted Ads - Slashdot
Citizen Lab says it has documented the first publicly confirmed case of zero-click mercenary spyware being delivered through targeted online ads, a technique it calls "AdFection." "There has been a lot of buzz that online ads can be used to identify and automatically hack targets with pinpoint...
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All the more reason to keep your ublock and noscript add-ons installed, update your hosts file and your pi-hole.
GitHub - StevenBlack/hosts: 🔒 Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.
🔒 Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories. - StevenBlack/hosts
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