How a hacker for El Chapo illustrates ‘existential’ counterintelligence threats

How a hacker for El Chapo illustrates ‘existential’ counterintelligence threats

In 2018, an assistant legal attaché with the FBI was meeting with sensitive sources in Mexico City. The attaché was working the high-profile “El Chapo” drug cartel case. As the attaché traveled the streets of Mexico City, a hacker working for the cartel was watching their every move. The hacker had compromised the attaché’s cell phone and was able to see their phone calls, as well as their geolocation data. The hacker also accessed Mexico City’s…