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Israeli Ad Firm Discover-Tech Accused of Targeting Starlink Users

Researchers at Trend Micro's TrendAI, reported by Reuters and corroborated by Citizen Lab and Confiant, say Israeli ad tech company Discover-Tech heavily bid for ads aimed at Starlink users in 100+ countries, possibly to geolocate or surveil them, though the firm's purpose has not been confirmed.

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Oct 27, 10:37 AM tomshardware.com Israeli ad tech firm tied to suspected Starlink tracking effort, report claims
Oct 27, 5:05 AM techmeme.com Sources: Trend Micro's TrendAI found Israeli adtech company Discover-Tech heavily targeted Starlink users in 100+ countries, likely to geolocate or surveil them (Raphael Satter/Reuters)
Oct 27, 5:04 AM thenextweb.com Israeli ad tech firm heavily targeted Starlink users, sources say
Oct 27, 3:15 AM straitstimes.com Alleged Israeli spy company heavily targeted Starlink users, sources say