An alleged Israeli spy company is said to have targeted Starlink users.

Updated 2026-10-29 · told from many outlets at once

An Israeli company, Discover-Tech, dominates digital ads shown to Starlink users across more than 100 countries. Its ads appear in sensitive networks in conflict zones including Syria, Libya, Yemen, and South Sudan. TrendAI data shows it was the top bidder on Starlink traffic in those regions.

The Israeli company Discover-Tech is a major source of digital advertising shown to Starlink users.
The subject identified as Shadow-Earth-79 was the largest buyer of digital ads in Syria, Libya, Yemen, and South Sudan.
Citizen Lab and Confiant named Discover-Tech for abusing the ad bidding process.

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Outlets: Al-Monitor, Cyprus Mail, Estadão, N1 BiH, TVN24, The Business Standard (BD), Vlast.kz, ZN.UA

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