How Israeli firm’s ‘zero-click’ malware attack poses global security risk
A new ‘zero-click’ hack uses ads to target victims without any action needed on their part.
Al Jazeera English reports that a new ‘zero-click’ hack uses ads to target victims without any action needed on their part.
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