‼️ Breaking: First-ever Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware Delivered via Targeted Ads Details: cybersecuritynews.com/0-clic… Simply viewing an online advertisement can be enough to infect a device with powerful spyware, without the user clicking, downloading a file, or seeing any warning. Citizen Lab researchers documented what they call the first public technical proof of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered through targeted ads. The method, named “AdFection,” infected devices at international news network Al Jazeera with spyware linked to Israeli vendor Candiru, which now operates as Integrity Labs. For users and organizations, the case shows that careful clicking alone cannot stop every infection. #cybersecuritynews

‼️ Admin Password “123456” Led to 8.8 Million Danish CPR Data Breach Details: cybersecuritynews.com/admin-… A weak administrator password is linked to a major Danish data breach that exposed information tied to about 8.8 million national identification numbers. At least three accounts at Pays, an IT company on the island of Funen, reportedly used “123456”, including an administrator account. The case shows how poor security at a company with trusted access can place a national database at risk. Pays had permission to search Denmark’s Central Person Register, known as CPR. #cybersecuritynews