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Mexican Drug Cartel Hacker Used Surveillance Tech to Target FBI Informants for Execution
Sometimes the surveillance state gets turned against itself. That seems to be what resulted in the unfortunate demise of a ...
Mexican drug cartel hacker spied on FBI official’s phone to track and kill informants, report says
In 2018, a hacker hired by the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel run by the infamous kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán spied on the ...
Sinaloa cartel hacker turned Mexico City cameras against FBI, leading to killings, DOJ says
Justice Department reveals cartel hacker compromised FBI attaché's phone data and used city surveillance to eliminate ...
Mexican drug cartel used hacker to track FBI official, then killed potential informants, government audit says
The stunning new details offer a rare look at how technology can be exploited in the high-stakes battle between US law ...
Sinaloa cartel got FBI official’s phone records, DOJ reports says
The Department of Justice report said the hacker identified an FBI assistant legal attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City ...
Sinaloa cartel used phone data and surveillance cameras to find FBI informants, DOJ says
A hacker for the cartel was able to use surveillance cameras to help track down and kill the informants in 2018, the U.S.
Sinaloa Cartel hired hacker to use surveillance cameras, phone data to track and kill FBI informants
A notorious drug cartel enlisted a hacker who was able to infiltrate phone data and Mexico City’s surveillance cameras to help track and kill FBI informants.
Mexican cartel hackers used FBI agent’s phone and public cameras to track down and kill informants: report
The hacker was able to break into the agent’s phone remotely and watch their incoming and outgoing calls, and even monitor ...
New report: Hacker for El Chapo helped boss hunt and kill FBI informants
A federal report says in 2018 the Sinaloa Cartel hired a hacker to track an FBI agent to find informants and witnesses against the cartel boss.