DOJ: Cartel Hacked Phones, Cameras to Track FBI Informants
bankinfosecurityNew Report Says Mexican Cartel Hired Hacker to Identify, Track and Kill FBI Sources Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • June 30, 2025

A Mexican cartel used data a hacker pulled from Mexico City's cameras and mobile phones to track, threaten and kill FBI sources tied to the "El Chapo" case, a new internal watchdog report found.
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The Justice Department inspector general report, which reviewed how the agency safeguards sensitive investigations from technological threats, said the cartel hired a hacker in 2018 to monitor "people of interest" linked to the FBI case as they moved through the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and surrounding areas. An informant told the bureau then that ...
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