TLDR:
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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 clients
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To market its snoopware, Insanet reportedly teamed up with Candiru, an Israel-based spyware maker that has been sanctioned in the US, to offer Sherlock along with Candiru’s spyware – an infection of Sherlock will apparently set a client back six million euros ($6.7 million, £5.2 million), mind you
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It likely poses a minimal threat to most people, considering the multi-million-dollar price tag and other requirements for developing a surveillance campaign using Sherlock
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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, experts say
[The original article is behind a paywall: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-09-14/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/revealed-israeli-cyber-firms-developed-an-insane-new-spyware-tool-no-defense-exists/0000018a-93cb-de77-a98f-ffdf2fb60000]
At what point has Israel fostered enough of these companies among other atrocities that we can boycott them?
To market its snoopware, Insanet reportedly teamed up with Candiru, an Israel-based spyware maker
Jesus Shotputting Christ, what a name for a malware company.