AdFection exposes ad-tech as a zero-click delivery channel The AdFection case outlined by the EFF shows how a tracking ad network was used to deliver click-free spyware to journalists. The chain combined standard ad targeting data, JavaScript execution within ads, and selective presentation of payload after target device detection. EFF also emphasizes preventative measures such as hardening devices, reducing tracking, and disabling or resetting mobile ad identifiers. Operationally, the case shows that routine behavioral advertising infrastructure can be reused for a precise infection pipeline. This means not a single new exploit, but a fusion of ad-tech profiling and click-free delivery into a hard-to-detect targeting mechanism. Open sources - closed narratives.

AdFection exposes ad-tech as a zero-click delivery channel The AdFection case outlined by the EFF shows how a tracking ad network was used to deliver click-free spyware to journalists. The chain combined standard ad targeting data, JavaScript execution within ads, and selective presentation of payload after target device detection. EFF also emphasizes preventative measures such as hardening devices, reducing tracking, and disabling or resetting mobile ad identifiers. Operationally, the case shows that routine behavioral advertising infrastructure can be reused for a precise infection pipeline. This means not a single new exploit, but a fusion of ad-tech profiling and click-free delivery into a hard-to-detect targeting mechanism. Open sources - closed narratives.