Overview
Discover-Tech is an Israel-based ad-technology company characterized by citizen-lab as a mercenary spyware enabler. It operates Controlium, a platform that profiles users via ad supply chains and delivers zero-click exploits through targeted placements.
Recent Developments
- 2026-10-15: Citizen Lab tied Controlium to candiru distribution and adfection attacks on media and other sectors; Google ejected Discover-Tech from its ad platforms after collaborating on the investigation (2026-10-15-targeted-ads-0-click-mercenary-malware)
- Reporting also links Controlium users to Bindecy (mobile exploits) and Intelos per Citizen Lab executive summary
Discover-Tech's public marketing presents a conventional ad-tech business; attribution and intent claims come from security researchers, not criminal convictions in this disclosure.