A new US Justice Department report reveals that a hacker for the Sinaloa drug cartel accessed an FBI official's phone records and utilized Mexico City’s surveillance system to track and kill informants in 2018. The report highlights the challenges faced by law enforcement in an era of widespread surveillance and data sharing. It indicates that vulnerable technological infrastructure is being exploited by criminal organizations, emphasizing the need for improved cybersecurity and protective measures for intelligence officials and their informants.
The hacker, working for the Sinaloa drug cartel, managed to track and ultimately kill FBI informants by exploiting both phone data and surveillance cameras.
The incident underscores the growing threat posed by the convergence of location data collection and surveillance technology in the hands of criminal organizations.
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