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Israeli ad tech firm tied to suspected Starlink tracking effort, report claims

Tom's Hardware · US · Hardware · 10/27/2026, 1:37:00 PM

Citizen Lab and Confiant linked Israeli firm Discover-Tech to suspected surveillance through online advertising. Researchers said its ads appeared across nearly 200,000 websites and mobile apps. TrendAI separately identified related activity under the codename “SHADOW-EARTH-79.” The findings raise concerns about ad auctions being exploited to track users across sensitive networks, though ad impressions alone do not confirm spyware infections.

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