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Oh s#!t, Sherlock
Israeli software maker Insanet has reportedly developed a commercial product called Sherlock that can infect devices via online adverts to snoop on targets and collect data about them for the biz's clients.
@ecksmc
This is a great reason to have robust ad blocking, and to use a browser that doesn't leave the door wide open.
> "Since these ads are being served using known advertisement networks, anti-adware technologies such as not loading JavaScript, using ad blockers or privacy-aware browsers, and not clicking on advertisements should act as a guardrail against this attack," Dani suggested.
The document also revealed that Sherlock could breach Windows-based computers as well as iPhones and Androids. Until now, different companies have specialized in breaching different devices. Candiru focused on PCs, NSO could hack iPhones, and its competitors specialized in Androids. But with this system, as the documents show, every device could effectively be breached.
https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/16/insanet_spyware/