ICE spends more than $1 million on iPhone hacking tech

Published May 13, 2019 2:05pm ET



U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have spent $1.2 million on technology that is used to hack iPhones.

ICE signed a $384,000 contract with the tech company Grayshift in September and another $820,000 contract this month. The money will go toward the agency’s Homeland Security Investigations unit. Along with immigration crimes, the unit focuses on a variety of offenses, including money laundering, drug trafficking, and child exploitation.

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