Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is about to get a whole lot more powerful. The Trump administration has just greenlit a contract with Paragon Solutions, an Israeli-based company that makes one of the most advanced cyber-hacking tools in the world. The contract, which was originally signed under the Biden administration but was put on hold for review, gives ICE access to a powerful spyware called Graphite.
The All-Source Intelligence Substack newsletter said what makes this spyware so powerful is its ability to hack into literally any mobile phone and get past encrypted apps. When Graphite is successfully deployed against a target, it essentially takes over the device. This means that ICE can not only track a person’s location but also read their messages, look at their photos, and even access information from encrypted applications like WhatsApp and Signal. Plus, the software can turn a phone into a listening device by manipulating its recorder.
