Israeli ad-tech firm Discover-Tech used online ads to deploy spyware from blacklisted company Candiru on targets including Al Jazeera devices.
Researchers at Citizen Lab and Confiant published reports on October 15, 2026, revealing that Israeli digital advertising company Discover-Tech operated a surveillance network through online advertisements, delivering spyware from US-blacklisted Israeli firm Candiru. Candiru spyware was confirmed to have compromised 45 Windows devices at Al Jazeera between 2024 and 2025, after Al Jazeera shared network logs with Citizen Lab. Discover-Tech's ads reached more than 120,000 websites and 75,000 apps, with Confiant estimating at least 10 million ads served per day globally.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
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Al Jazeera foregrounds its own victimhood and press freedom, calling out those responsible; Times of Israel centers the systemic advertising security threat and broader global scope, with Al Jazeera's compromise noted as one data point among many.
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TOITimes of IsraelINTERNATIONAL1h ago
“Israeli company used online ads to run vast spy operation, researchers say”
AJAl JazeeraINTERNATIONAL1h ago
“Israeli ad-tech firm helped place spyware on Al Jazeera devices”
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Discover-Tech was founded in 2020 and its CEO is Dekel Boni; the company did not respond to requests for comment.
