{"id":2453410,"date":"2025-06-28T21:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T01:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-compromised-by-cartel-hacker-who-gained-control-of-cameras-multiple-left-dead-in-fallout\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T21:32:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T01:32:58","slug":"fbi-compromised-by-cartel-hacker-who-gained-control-of-cameras-multiple-left-dead-in-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-compromised-by-cartel-hacker-who-gained-control-of-cameras-multiple-left-dead-in-fallout\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Compromised by Cartel Hacker Who Gained Control of Cameras, Multiple Left Dead in Fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-compromised-by-cartel-hacker-who-gained-control-of-cameras-multiple-left-dead-in-fallout%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2453410&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent report has revealed that hackers linked too the Sinaloa drug cartel were able to retrieve phone records from the FBI using surveillance cameras in Mexico City,leading to the assassination of key witnesses in 2018. This information came to light during an inspector General audit, detailing the vulnerabilities that allow criminals to exploit modern technology. the hackers targeted FBI officials, including an Assistant Legal Attach\u00e9, using their mobile phone data to track movements and meetings, which resulted in intimidation and murders of potential informants.<\/p>\n<p>The audit emphasized that technological advancements have made it easier for criminal organizations to compromise U.S. security operations. Some intelligence officials describe this threat as existential, urging the need for investment in cyber capabilities and cybersecurity training for future generations. This is viewed as critical in countering the emerging battlefield of cybercrime, notably against organizations like drug cartels.<\/p>\n<p>The report highlighted former President Trump&#8217;s recognition of such threats, as he designated certain cartels as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-blows-up-10-terrorist-drones-inside-yemen\/\" title=\"U.S. destroys 10 terrorist drones in Yemen\">terrorist organizations due<\/a> to their violent influence and control over illegal activities across the U.S. southern border. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >overarching conclusion suggests<\/a> that continued advancements in technology and a focus on cyber education are essential to combat these entities, which operate with a high degree of sophistication and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/truckers-warn-federal-regulators-that-drug-testing-bottlenecks-are-leaving-many-unable-to-drive\/\" title=\"Truckers Warn Federal Regulators That Drug-Testing Bottlenecks Are Leaving Many Unable to Drive\">pose significant challenges<\/a> to national security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Unidentified computer hackers associated with the Sinaloa drug cartel were able to garner phone records from the FBI, then used Mexico City surveillance cameras to compromise key informants and witnesses so they could murder them back in 2018, a new report showed.<\/p>\n<p>This information was disclosed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-doj-comes-defense-priests-targeted-new-blue-state-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Department<\/a> in an Inspector General audit of the FBI&rsquo;s efforts to &ldquo;Mitigate the Effects of Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/sinaloa-cartel-hacker-turned-mexico-city-cameras-against-fbi-leading-to-killing-doj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>The report cited the case against Joaquin &ldquo;El Chapo&rdquo; Guzman, who used to lead the cartel, but who was extradited to the United States back in 2017. While federal authorities were working the case, they were alerted to the hiring of a hacker &ldquo;who offered a menu of services related to exploiting mobile phones and other electronic devices.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The hacker &ldquo;had observed people going in and out of the United States Embassy in Mexico City and identified &lsquo;people of interest&rsquo; for the cartel, including the FBI Assistant Legal Attache (ALA T), and then was able to use the ALA T&rsquo;s mobile phone number to obtain calls made and received, as well as geolocation data, associated with the ALAT&rsquo;s phone,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/oig.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/25-065_t.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">audit<\/a> read.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;According to the FBI, the hacker also used Mexico City&rsquo;s camera system to follow the ALAT through the city and identify people the ALAT met with,&rdquo; the report continued. &ldquo;According to the case agent, the cartel used that information to intimidate and, in some instances, kill potential sources or cooperating witnesses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The audit also highlighted how modern technology has &ldquo;made it easier than ever for less-sophisticated nations and criminal enterprises to identify and exploit vulnerabilities created by&rdquo; data from everyday items like smartphones and personal computers.<\/p>\n<p>Some within the U.S. intel community, including CIA officials, described the threat as being &ldquo;existential.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This should send a message to the U.S. that computers have become the new battlefield. And we are still vulnerable in this area.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hardball-rubio-hilariously-nasty-surprise-woke-state-dept-employees-not-firing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal government<\/a> expanded funding and continued using all the technology at its disposal, drug cartels can still gain the upper hand.<\/p>\n<p>One of the greatest investments the country can make &mdash; aside from cyberterrorism units and the training of current agents &mdash; is specialized education for our young people.<\/p>\n<p>By training a new generation of hackers to counteract these anonymous killers, we ensure that there&rsquo;s a future firewall against murder, financial crimes, blackmail, and other efforts to harm the nation.<\/p>\n<p>This would require major education reform that removes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woke-union-chief-embattled-dnc-machine-hums-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">propaganda from the classroom<\/a>&nbsp;and restores a culture that values merit-based achievement.<\/p>\n<p>The audit also revealed the lengths a drug cartel will go if they see someone standing in their way.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump understood this threat when he issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/designating-cartels-and-other-organizations-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations-and-specially-designated-global-terrorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a> designating certain cartels as terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s action rightfully stated, &ldquo;International cartels constitute a national-security threat beyond that posed by traditional organized crime, with activities encompassing: convergence between themselves and a range of extra-hemispheric actors, from designated foreign-terror organizations to antagonistic foreign governments.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It also explained how they&rsquo;ve developed &ldquo;complex adaptive systems, characteristic of entities engaged in insurgency and asymmetric warfare&rdquo; while managing to infiltrate &ldquo;into foreign governments across the Western Hemisphere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Cartels have engaged in a campaign of violence and terror throughout the Western Hemisphere that has not only destabilized countries with significant importance for our national interests but also flooded the United States with deadly drugs, violent criminals, and vicious gangs,&rdquo; the order read.<\/p>\n<p>Trump added, &ldquo;The Cartels functionally control, through a campaign of assassination, terror, rape, and brute force nearly all illegal traffic across the southern border of the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>They might as well be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-sums-iranian-american-relations-intelligent-people-not-embracing-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rouge state<\/a>. And they&rsquo;re hellbent on handing out human misery for higher profit and personal power.<\/p>\n<p>The only answer is to eliminate them through any means necessary, including the continued advance of hacking and counterterrorism technology at every level.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This information was shared with the Justice Department during an Inspector General audit of the FBI&#8217;s efforts to address technical surveillance threats, as reported by Fox News. The audit referenced the case against Joaquin &#8220;El Chapo&#8221; Guzman, who led the cartel before his extradition to the U.S. in 2017. Federal authorities were informed about a hacker offering services to exploit mobile devices, who tracked individuals entering and exiting the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, including an FBI Assistant Legal Attach\u00e9 (ALA T). The hacker used this ALA T&#8217;s phone number to access call logs and geolocation data, following them through city cameras and identifying their contacts. This information was reportedly used by the cartel for intimidation or even murder of potential witnesses or sources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2453411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sinaloa.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7112,36508,50645,12084,35028],"class_list":["post-2453410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cartel","tag-crime-news","tag-fbi-2","tag-hacker","tag-security-breach"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sinaloa.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2453410"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2453414,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453410\/revisions\/2453414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2453411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2453410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2453410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2453410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}