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FBI Phone Breach: Cartel Hacker Kills Informants

6/29/2025

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A shocking Justice Department report uncovers how a Sinaloa Cartel hacker infiltrated an FBI official's phone records and surveillance in Mexico City back in 2018. This breach led to the tragic tracking and killing of informants. In response, the FBI is ramping up training and strategies to combat these dangerous technological threats as cartel violence intensifies.

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Story summary

A shocking Justice Department report uncovers how a Sinaloa Cartel hacker infiltrated an FBI official's phone records and surveillance in Mexico City back in 2018. This breach led to the tragic tracking and killing of informants. In response, the FBI is ramping up training and strategies to combat these dangerous technological threats as cartel violence intensifies.