Drug Cartel Hacker Exploits Surveillance Systems to Target FBI Informants

In 2018, a hacker working for the Sinaloa Cartel successfully obtained the phone records of an FBI official and used Mexico City's surveillance cameras to track and kill the agency's informants. According to a report from the U.S. Department of Justice, the hacker identified a legal attaché assigned to the FBI at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and was able to use the attaché's phone number to obtain records of calls made and received, as well as geolocation data. The hacker also used Mexico City's camera system to follow the official around the city and identify the people he met with.