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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 ...
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 ...
El Chapo’s Mexican drug cartel ‘hired hacker to infiltrate public CCTV cameras to track down and kill FBI informants’
EL CHAPO’S ruthless cartel used a hacker to break into Mexico City’s CCTV system and track down FBI informants — before ...
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Drug cartel used FBI phone data, cameras to find and kill informants, audit says
A hacker hired by a notorious Mexican drug cartel reportedly accessed an FBI official’s phone records and surveillance ...
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El Chapo Hacker Infiltrated FBI, Helping Silence Witnesses
A hacker working for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán's Sinaloa drug-trafficking cartel infiltrated FBI communications and city ...
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In Other News: Hacker Helps Kill Informants, Crylock Developer Sentenced, Ransomware Negotiator Probed
SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news roundup for July 4, 2025 provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories.
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Sinaloa drug cartel used hacker to track FBI official, then killed potential informants, audit says
A Mexican drug cartel hired a hacker to surveil the movements of a senior FBI official in Mexico City in 2018 or earlier, ...
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El Chapo's Cartel Hacked FBI Surveillance to 'Intimidate and, in Some Instances, Kill' U.S. Informants, DOJ Report Reveals
A hacker employed by Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel infiltrated FBI surveillance operations as recently as 2018, according to the DOJ ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 enforcement and the violent Mexican cartels that control illicit drug trade.