Comment on ICE just bought new tool to monitor hundreds of millions of smartphones. Experts say it’s dangerous

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• bluesheep@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Looks like they use 0-day exploits to indeed install spyware on targets

  Meta shared information with WhatsApp that led them to identify, mitigate, and attribute a Paragon zero-click exploit. On January 31, 2025, WhatsApp sent notifications to approximately 90 WhatsApp accounts they believed were targeted with Paragon’s spyware, including journalists and members of civil society.

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  • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Lol. It relies on WhatsApp.

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    • bluesheep@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Weird that they would target one of the biggest mainstream chat apps in whole of Europe

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      • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Oh. I have no doubt that a lot of people are vulnerable to the exploit, but I’m entertained by the fact that you can stop the exploit by simply removing a chat app.

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  • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Um… one problem for Mr. NSA:

    I don’t have friends. Zero groupchats. Don’t even have any mainsteam comms apps. Not even a Lemmy client (I use browser lmao). How am I supposed to get the .pdf?

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    • bluesheep@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I mean if you’re a genuine target they’ll find a way.

      (Also a nitpick, Paragon is originally an Israeli corporation, altho they do have an US division since 2022)

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