In a recent report by the Justice Department inspector general, it was revealed that a Mexican drug cartel hired a hacker to surveil an FBI official in Mexico City, exploiting city camera systems to gather crucial information. This breach of operational security enabled the cartel to identify and kill potential informants while the FBI was investigating the Sinaloa cartel. Highlighting the ongoing battle between US law enforcement and drug cartels, the report emphasizes the significant risks posed by technological exploitation in these operations. The FBI's efforts to counter such threats have intensified amid the high-stakes drug trade.
The cartel used information provided by the hacker to intimidate and, in some instances, kill potential sources or cooperating witnesses.
Technology can be exploited in the high-stakes battle between US law enforcement and the violent Mexican cartels that control illicit drug trade.
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