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FBI Cybersecurity Breach Led to Murders of Informants in El Chapo Case
2025-07-11
[SecureWorld] A recent audit from the U.S. Department of Justice has exposed severe vulnerabilities in the FBI's cybersecurity measures, highlighting how these weaknesses directly contributed to the deaths of key informants in the high-profile El Chapo investigation.

According to the report, a hacker affiliated with the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico was able to access sensitive communications between FBI officials and law enforcement, ultimately leading to the tragic loss of life.

The breach, which targeted the FBI's internal systems, allowed hackers to gather detailed information about witnesses and informants. The report underscores that these individuals, whose identities and locations were crucial to the successful prosecution of cartel leaders like El Chapo, became prime targets for criminal organizations.

THE IMPACT OF THE BREACH
The audit reveals that the hacker exploited significant gaps in the FBI's cybersecurity protocols, allowing them to access confidential communications with ease. This breach, the report notes, left vulnerable informants exposed to risks that could have been prevented with more stringent security practices.

The document reads, "The breach of FBI communications allowed a hacker to gather sensitive information about witnesses and informants, compromising the safety of individuals involved in high-profile cases."

Although the FBI had established security measures, these were insufficient to prevent the hacker from infiltrating its systems. The report continues, "Despite established security measures, the hacker exploited weaknesses in FBI's internal systems, demonstrating significant gaps in protecting high-value targets, such as informants in cartel-related cases."

THE AFTERMATH: LIVES LOST
The consequences of this security failure were dire. The audit reveals that the hacker was able to monitor the communications of FBI officials, tracking the movements of informants and witnesses involved in critical cases. As a result, several individuals were murdered by the criminal organizations they had been helping to bring down.
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Posted by:Skidmark

#1  Why would America NOT have a proxy in the Drug War 2: Cartel Wars?

CIA partnered with Al Qaeda against the Soviets.
Obama sponsored and armed ISIS.
More recently - we were funding the Taliban.

Partnering with a cartel proxy is definitely within the scope of American Policy.

"a hacker affiliated with the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico [hakced FBI comms].

We can deduce Sinaloa is not a proxy.
Posted by: mossomo   2025-07-11 12:42  

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