Cartel Hacker Tracked FBI Official to Expose and Kill Informants
A hacker hired by El Chapo’s cartel spied on the FBI in Mexico to locate and eliminate informants, a shocking DOJ report reveals.
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Cartel Hacker Tracked FBI Official to Expose and Kill Informants How a Cartel Hacker Tracked an FBI Official to Eliminate Informants In a chilling example of how cybercrime intersects with organized crime, a new U.S. government watchdog report reveals that a cartel hacker tracked an FBI official in Mexico City to expose and potentially kill informants. The hacker, reportedly hired by the notorious Sinaloa cartel led by Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, accessed sensitive U.S. intelligence operations in 2018. According to the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the goal was clear: use surveillance technology to identify informants or collaborators helping U.S. authorities, then intimidate or eliminate them. The incident raises pressing questions about mobile phone vulnerabilities, embassy security, and the increasing sophistication of drug cartels in digital warfare. Image Credits:OMAR TORRES/AFP / Getty Images Cartel Hacker Tracked FBI Official During El Chapo Investigation The report from the DOJ’s OIG highlights that this…
