<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>A hacker hired by the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel spied on the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City in 2018 to identify targets for the cartel to kill, as per a U.S. government watchdog report.</li><li>The FBI's investigation into El Chapo led to the discovery that the cartel had hired a hacker who accessed an FBI official's phone to obtain calls, geolocation data, and even used Mexico City's camera system to track the official and individuals they met.</li><li>The hacker's actions were utilized by the cartel to intimidate and eliminate potential sources or witnesses cooperating with authorities, according to the report.</li><li>Mexico has seen extensive use of surveillance and hacking tools both by law enforcement agencies targeting cartels and by criminal organizations like the Sinaloa cartel using encrypted phones and hacker networks for illicit activities.</li></ul>

Mexican drug cartel hacker spied on FBI official’s phone to track and kill informants, report says

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