So, you assume hacking is nearly stealing info, extorting ransoms, or wiping out firm knowledge? The reality is, typically it’s about killing individuals too…
A felony cartel employed a hacker to establish “individuals of curiosity” (together with the FBI’s Assistant Authorized Attache), moving into and and out of the US embassy in Mexico metropolis, after which spy on calls made and acquired by their telephones, and their location.
It will get worse..
“In accordance with the FBI, the hacker additionally used Mexico Metropolis’s digital camera system to observe the [FBI’s legal attache] by town and establish individuals they met with… the cartel used that info to intimidate and, in some situations, kill potential sources or cooperating witnesses.”
Learn extra in this text on Cyberscoop or the full report from the Workplace of Inspector Basic.
