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SINALOA DRUG CARTEL HIRED A CYBERSNOOP TO IDENTIFY AND KILL FBI INFORMANTS

theregister.com3 min read

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A Sinaloa cartel informant told the FBI in 2018 that the drug gang was paying hackers to spy on federal agents and people working with law enforcement. The hackers could break into phones, hack into Mexico City's security cameras, and track where people went. The cartel used this information to threaten and kill witnesses.