<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>The Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico allegedly hacked the phone of an FBI official investigating Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán in order to track and potentially harm informants.</li><li>A hacker hired by the cartel exploited the FBI official’s phone to obtain calls, geolocation data, and used Mexico City's camera system to monitor the official through the city.</li><li>The FBI has faced widespread technical surveillance threats, with recent advancements in hacking tools making surveillance easier for less sophisticated entities.</li><li>The report recommended improving FBI training and response procedures in light of the evolving threats posed by entities utilizing advanced surveillance techniques.</li></ul>

Drug cartel hacked FBI official’s phone to track and kill informants, report says

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