SCOOP: ICE's Homeland Security Investigation signed a $3 million contract with Magnet Forensics, which makes phone hacking tech for law enforcement agencies that is "essential to mission of protecting national security & public."
Magnet Forensics makes the phone unlocking system Graykey.
We also found other recent contracts for the same technology for HSI in Charlotte and Detroit.
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ICE unit signs new $3 million contract for phone hacking tech | TechCrunch
Homeland Security Investigations, the law enforcement arm of ICE, adds phone unlocking tech made by Magnet Forensics to its arsenal of technology used to power the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown.Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)
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ICE declined to answer our questions about how it uses Magnet Forensic's devices.
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ICE unit signs new $3M contract for phone-hacking tech | TechCrunch
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)