US immigration agents will have access to one of the world’s most sophisticated hacking tools after a decision by the Trump administration to move ahead with a contract with Paragon Solutions, a company founded in Israel which makes spyware that can be used to hack into any mobile phone – including encrypted applications.
The Department of Homeland Security first entered into a contract with Paragon, now owned by a US firm, in late 2024, under the Biden administration. But the $2m contract was put on hold pending a compliance review to make sure it adhered to an executive order that restricts the US government’s use of spyware, Wired reported at the time.
That pause has now been lifted, according to public procurement documents, which list US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) as the contracting agency.
Found an article that says this software is usually in-memory only and restarting regularly will purge it (obviously you could get reinfected): ~~https://www.zdnet.com/article/is-meta-secretly-scanning-your-phones-camera-roll-check-this-setting-to-find-out/~~
Edit: wrong article, someone replied with the correct one
After I didn’t see the mentioned content I looked around Zdnet, and I think you might have meant to link this article instead:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/rebooting-your-phone-daily-is-your-best-defense-against-zero-click-attacks-heres-why/
Bad click, it happens. Good article, though. Thanks!
So weird. I don’t even remember viewing that article. Maybe it was a link just above my address bar.
Every early morning. Mine is right before my alarm goes off, so the notification sounds just meld.
Also, no one should be using biometric data to log into thier phones. 6 digit pin isn’t very obtrusive once you get used to it
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worthless when there’s cameras in every corner that record as you unlock your phone all 40 times through the day
Fuck you too, buddy. You’re being recorded as you input your absurdly long password into your phone. They probably got it on camera. haha
my password? which one? I very rarely type any passwords in public… but fuck me for having forethought!
This motherfucker runs to the bathroom to unlock his phone