Zero‑click spyware hits media via malicious ads Researchers at the Citizen Lab released the first technical evidence that sophisticated mercenary spyware can be delivered through online advertising. The evidence shows…

How mercenary tools bypass user interaction Zero‑click exploits rely on vulnerabilities in the operating system or the browser’s rendering engine. Once the ad loads, the exploit chain triggers, installs the spyware, a…

Twitter’s internal chaos mirrors broader security gaps While the ad‑based attacks unfold, a separate breach of trust surfaced at Twitter. Former head of security Peiter “Mudge” Zatko filed a whistleblower disclosure t…

The looming war‑era mindset and systemic implications The rise of zero‑click spyware and the internal failings at Twitter converge on a broader shift in cyber‑security thinking. A recent speech cited by a European cyb…