A U.S. Department of Justice report says the Sinaloa cartel used a hacker to track the movements of a senior FBI official in Mexico City in or before 2018.
According to the report from the Office of the Inspector General, the cartel hacker had observed people going in and out of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and was able to use that information to identify “people of interest” for the cartel.
The report says that according to the FBI, the hacker also used the city’s camera system to follow a high-level FBI official through Mexico City and identify people that official met with.
The hacker was also allegedly able to see calls sent and received, as well as geolocation data, from that official’s phone.
According to the FBI, the cartel was able to use that information to intimidate and kill agency informants.
