Trump administration contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons

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.

  • yucandu@lemmy.worldEnglish
    318·
    3 days ago

    No, policy moves. Sanctions. Freezing bank accounts. Banning arms sales. Don’t buy into the anti-West propaganda.

      • yucandu@lemmy.worldEnglish
        35·
        3 days ago

        I mean I’ve just learned from another poster that “their contributions represent less than 0.1% of Israel’s total arms imports” in the first place, so it’s not like there was much power or influence we had over Israel.

        They’re backed by the most powerful nation on earth. That’s all they need, they don’t need the rest of the West.

        • KIKILOVE@piefed.socialEnglish
          72·
          3 days ago

          Do you know about the dutch tradition of carving little iced alcohol (grain booze, the one they call genever or bols) into little balls and to suck on them? Maybe you can try that? Sucking my bols?

          Nitie nite süßer Panda xoxo

    • KIKILOVE@piefed.socialEnglish
      41·
      3 days ago

      The only source I found about “Freezing bank account” is The Conversation (case in point about the lip service lmao)

      https://theconversation.com/eu-sanctions-against-israel-heres-whats-on-the-table-260982

      An arms embargo against Israel also appears unlikely, largely because Germany and Italy are, along with the US, Israel’s main suppliers of arms. Some European countries, including France, Spain and the UK, have either stopped the supply of weapons or suspended export licenses, but their contributions represent less than 0.1% of Israel’s total arms imports.

      If saying european governements are complicit with a genocide is AnTiWesT ProPagAnDa, then yes. Fuck the west.

      Here’s a random picture to close our interactions.

      Good day

      Good day