Homeland Security

ICE Reactivates $2M Paragon Spyware Contract for WhatsApp, Signal Encryption Breaking

| Importance: 9/10

ICE lifted the stop work order on its $2 million contract with Israeli spyware maker Paragon, granting the agency access to ‘Graphite’ spyware capable of bypassing encryption on WhatsApp, Signal, and Facebook Messenger. The software uses ‘zero-click exploits’ that force …

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