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ICE acknowledges it is using powerful spyware

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using spyware tools that can intercept encrypted messages. the agency potentially uses spyware Graphite, created by Israeli company, Paragon Solutions.

#ICE #HSI #Graphite #Paragon #spyware #malware #privacy #surveillance #technology #tech

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/07/nx-s1-5776799/ice-spyware-privacy

Claudio C 1d ago

ICE confirma que ha comprado y usado el #spyware #Paragon para espiar comunicaciones cifradas: la primera agencia federal de #EEUU en reconocer el uso de esta herramienta

https://wwwhatsnew.com/2026/04/05/ice-confirma-compra-spyware-paragon-graphite-comunicaciones-cifradas/

ICE confirma que ha comprado y usado el spyware Paragon para espiar comunicaciones cifradas: la primera agencia federal de EE.UU. en reconocer el uso de esta herramienta

El director interino de ICE (la agencia de inmigración de EE.UU.), Todd Lyons, ha confirmado por carta a tres congresistas que la agencia compró y ha utilizado el spyware Graphite de Paragon Solutions —fabricante israelí de herramientas de vigilancia— en casos de narcotráfico. Es la primera vez que una agencia federal estadounidense reconoce públicamente el ICE confirma compra y uso de spyware Paragon Graphite para narcotráfico. Primera agencia federal de EE.UU. en reconocerlo. Escándalo previo en Italia. Análisis y contexto.

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WIST Quotations 2d ago

A quotation from Margaret Atwood

No mother is ever, completely, a child’s idea of what a mother should be, and I suppose it works the other way around as well.

Margaret Atwood (b. 1939) Canadian writer, literary critic, environmental activist
The Handmaid’s Tale, ch. 28 (1986)

More about this quote: wist.info/atwood-margaret/8327…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #margaretatwood #handmaidstale #child #expectations #ideal #mother #parent #parenting #perspective #preconception #feetofclay #paragon

Atwood, Margaret - The Handmaid’s Tale, ch. 28 (1986) | WIST Quotations

No mother is ever, completely, a child’s idea of what a mother should be, and I suppose it works the other way around as well.

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Mathrubhumi English 6d ago

Today’s word comes from the language of admiration, used to describe someone or something that represents the very best of its kind. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/books/word-of-the-day-april-05-paragon-meaning-pronunciation-synonyms-gahu87bu?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #WordOfTheDay #Paragon #Vocabulary #EnglishLearning

#cryptohagen Apr 3

Den fungerende chef for den amerikanske immigrations- og toldmyndighed (ICE) oplyste over for lovgivere, at myndigheden har købt og anvendt #spyware fra #Paragon Solutions
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/ice-tells-lawmakers-its-using-spyware-in-fight-against-fentanyl

I september 2025 ophævede ICE blokeringen og genaktiverede kontrakten. Indtil nu har det dog ikke stået klart, om ICE havde planlagt at bruge Paragons spyware
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/ice-says-it-bought-paragons-spyware-to-use-in-drug-trafficking-cases/

The New Oil Apr 3

#ICE says it bought #Paragon’s #spyware to use in drug #trafficking cases

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/ice-says-it-bought-paragons-spyware-to-use-in-drug-trafficking-cases/

#drugs #cybersecurity #privacy #politics

ICE says it bought Paragon's spyware to use in drug trafficking cases | TechCrunch

The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told lawmakers that the use of Paragon spyware is necessary to counter terrorists’ “thriving exploitation of encrypted communications platforms.”

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WIST Quotations Mar 31

A quotation from The Bible

Lord, who may enter your Temple?
   Who may worship on Zion, your sacred hill?
Those who obey God in everything
   and always do what is right,
whose words are true and sincere,
   and who do not slander others.
They do no wrong to their friends
   nor spread rumors about their neighbors.
They despise those whom God rejects,
   but honor those who obey the Lord.
They always do what they promise,
   no matter how much it may cost.
They make loans without charging interest
   and cannot be bribed to testify against the innocent.
Whoever does these things will always be secure.

מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד יְ֭הֹוָה מִי־יָג֣וּר בְּאׇהֳלֶ֑ךָ מִֽי־יִ֝שְׁכֹּ֗ן בְּהַ֣ר קׇדְשֶֽׁךָ׃]
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ תָּ֭מִים וּפֹעֵ֥ל צֶ֑דֶק וְדֹבֵ֥ר אֱ֝מֶ֗ת בִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃
לֹֽא־רָגַ֨ל ׀ עַל־לְשֹׁנ֗וֹ לֹא־עָשָׂ֣ה לְרֵעֵ֣הוּ רָעָ֑ה וְ֝חֶרְפָּ֗ה לֹא־נָשָׂ֥א עַל־קְרֹבֽוֹ׃
נִבְזֶ֤ה ׀ בְּֽעֵ֘ינָ֤יו נִמְאָ֗ס וְאֶת־יִרְאֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֣ה יְכַבֵּ֑ד נִשְׁבַּ֥ע לְ֝הָרַ֗ע וְלֹ֣א יָמִֽר׃
[כַּסְפּ֤וֹ ׀ לֹא־נָתַ֣ן בְּנֶשֶׁךְ֮ וְשֹׁ֥חַד עַל־נָקִ֗י לֹ֥א־לָ֫קָ֥ח עֹֽשֵׂה־אֵ֑לֶּה לֹ֖א יִמּ֣וֹט לְעוֹלָֽם׃ {פ}

The Bible (The Old Testament) (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals)
Book 19. Psalms 15: 1ff (Ps 15:1-5) [GNT (1992 ed.)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-ot/83099/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thebible #bible #oldtestament #psalms #psalm15 #commandments #goodman #goodperson #paragon #salvation #virtue

Bible, vol. 1, Old Testament - Book 19. Psalms 15: 1ff (Ps 15:1-5) [GNT (1992 ed.)] | WIST Quotations

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BornToBeBlueUnderABadSign Mar 19

I pubblici ministeri italiani che stanno indagando su uno scandalo di spionaggio interno affermano di aver confermato in modo indipendente che due attivisti per i diritti degli immigrati e un giornalista sono stati hackerati nello stesso periodo alla fine del 2024, suggerendo che tutti e tre facevano parte della stessa “campagna di infezione”.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/italy-activists-and-journalist-targeted-by-spyware-in-2024-prosecutors-confirm

#Paragon #spyware #FrancescoCancellato

Italian activists and journalist targeted by spyware in 2024, prosecutors confirm

Investigation finds three were hacked by Paragon spyware at same time, potentially fuelling questions for government

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WIST Quotations Mar 18

A quotation from Christopher Marlowe

FAUSTUS: Si peccasse negamus, fallimur, et nulla est in nobis veritas;
   “If we say that we have no sin,
   We deceive ourselves, and there’s no truth in us.”
   Why, then, belike we must sin,
   And so consequently die.
   Ay, we must die an everlasting death.

Christopher "Kit" Marlowe (1564-1593) English dramatist and poet
The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Act 1, sc. 1 (sc. 1), l. 70ff (1594; 1604 “A” text)

More about this quote: wist.info/marlowe-christopher/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #christophermarlowe #kitmarlowe #damnation #death #delusion #paragon #selfdeceit #selfdeception #sin #sinfulness

Marlowe, Christopher - The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Act 1, sc. 1 (sc. 1), l. 70ff (1594; 1604 "A" text) | WIST Quotations

FAUSTUS: Si peccasse negamus, fallimur, et nulla est in nobis veritas; "If we say that we have no sin, We deceive ourselves, and there's no truth in us." Why, then, belike we must sin, And so consequently die. Ay, we must die an everlasting death. The quote is from the…

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Matthias Monroy Mar 10

Staatsanwaltschaften in #Italien bestätigen in einem geheimen Bericht, dass ein Journalist und zwei migrationssolidarische Aktivisten mit #Spyware der (damals) israelischen Firma #Paragon angegriffen wurden.
Offen bleibt aber, wer verantwortlich war:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/italian-prosecutors-confirm-journalist-was-hacked-with-paragon-spyware/

Italian prosecutors confirm journalist was hacked with Paragon spyware | TechCrunch

Italian authorities are making progress in their investigation into a wide-ranging spyware scandal in Italy involving Paragon spyware. But the mystery of who hacked two Italian journalists with Paragon spyware continues.

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