Israeli ad firm targeted Starlink users via ad auctions, sources say

Researchers at TrendAI, part of Trend Micro, found that Israeli firm Discover-Tech was the top bidder for ads aimed at Starlink users in more than 100 countries, including where the service is banned. Reuters sources say the activity looks like tracking infrastructure rather than commercial advertising; Google and others have cut the company off from their ad platforms.

• Discover-Tech was the top ad buyer targeting Starlink users in over 100 countries
• TrendAI's 15 October report referred to the firm as Shadow-Earth-79
• Citizen Lab linked the firm to spyware delivery at Al Jazeera
• Google and other ad platforms have cut Discover-Tech off