Thanks to an Israeli security company, ICE agents will have access to one of the world's most sophisticated hacking tools. Paragon Solutions makes spyware that can be used to hack into any mobile phone, including encrypted applications. One of the most powerful stealth cyber-weapons ever created, produced outside the US, is now in the hands of ICE which been repeatedly accused of violating people's due process rights. When successfully deployed, Graphite can hack into any phone. By essentially taking control of the mobile phone, ICE can not only track an individual's whereabouts, read their messages, look at their photographs, but also open and read information held on encrypted applications, like WhatsApp or Signal. Spyware like Graphite can also be used as a listening device, through the manipulation of the phone's recorder. ICE agents will most likely not require a FISA warrant to conduct its surveillance or hacking.
