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Researchers at Citizen Lab reported on October 17, 2026 that Israeli firm Discover-Tech exploited online advertising networks to spy on Al Jazeera and Palestinian websites, with its ads reaching more than 120,000 websites and 75,000 apps and giving surveillance firms, including the US-blacklisted Candiru, access to advertising platforms for tracking purposes. The findings add to longstanding concerns about Israeli spyware firms' role in surveilling journalists and Palestinian-linked media, raising fresh questions about oversight of the commercial spyware industry.