Plex Media Server Exploit & Israeli Spyware Tool
Two cybersecurity alerts: unauthenticated attackers are actively hijacking Plex servers (exploit published Oct 16), and a free open-source tool 'Zero Breach' has been released to detect Israeli ad-tech spyware on PCs.
What we know
An account on X flagged the Plex exploit going live immediately after GitHub publication, with a honeypot already converted into a crypto miner and proxy (383K views). Separately, another account on X amplified another account on X's release of 'Zero Breach,' targeting spyware delivered via ordinary no-click ads to journalists — a campaign exposed by Citizen Lab.
How the story developed
Two cybersecurity alerts: unauthenticated attackers are actively hijacking Plex servers (exploit published Oct 16), and a free open-source tool 'Zero Breach' has been released to detect Israeli ad-tech spyware on PCs.
Reports circulate that Israeli spyware firms infiltrated Al Jazeera devices via a new 'adfection' zero-click method — hacking phones simply by users scrolling past ads.
By the Global Eye 24 desk, with AI assistance. Updated as the story develops. Spot an error? Write to corrections@globaleye24.com.