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- A drug cartel hired a hacker to spy on the FBI.<\/li>\n
- A Spanish ring stole more than \u20ac460m.<\/li>\n
- Hackers broke into gamers\u2019 PCs via Call of Duty: WWII.<\/li>\n
- An app for reporting the whereabouts of immigration agents went viral.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
A drug cartel hired a hacker to spy on the FBI<\/h2>\n
At the end of June, the US Department of Justice published a report<\/a> on the FBI\u2019s internal security.<\/p>\n
According to the document, in 2018 the Bureau was conducting an investigation that culminated in the arrest of Sinaloa syndicate boss Joaqu\u00edn \u201cEl Chapo\u201d Guzm\u00e1n. An individual linked to the cartel told the FBI the organisation had hired a hacker. The cybercriminal broke into electronic devices and mobile phones and monitored people visiting the US embassy in Mexico\u2019s capital. A key target was an FBI legal attach\u00e9 assistant working abroad.<\/p>\n
The hacker used the FBI employee\u2019s phone number to obtain call records and geolocation data. They also tapped into Mexico City\u2019s CCTV system to track the attach\u00e9\u2019s movements and identify the people he met.<\/p>\n
According to the source, the cartel used the information to intimidate and kill potential witnesses and informants.<\/p>\n
Spanish fraud ring stole over \u20ac460m<\/h2>\n
Spain\u2019s Civil Guard, together with Europol, dismantled<\/a> a major fraud network that stole more than \u20ac460m from over 5,000 victims worldwide by pitching fake cryptocurrency investments.<\/p>\n
A joint Europol operation. Source: Europol<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n On 25 June, officers arrested three suspects in the Canary Islands and two in Madrid. Europol had coordinated the probe since 2023 and deployed a cryptocurrency expert during the Spanish operation.<\/p>\n
Investigators say the organisers built a global fundraising scheme via bank transfers, crypto transactions and cash. They allegedly used payment gateways, accounts on crypto exchanges and a corporate structure linked to Hong Kong. The network worked with salespeople worldwide who lured victims onto bogus investment platforms.<\/p>\n
Hackers broke into gamers\u2019 PCs via Call of Duty: WWII<\/h2>\n
The launch of Call of Duty: WWII triggered mass compromises. On 3 July, two days after release, players began reporting<\/a> attacks by an unknown hacker using RCE<\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Exploiting multiplayer vulnerabilities, the attacker executes arbitrary commands<\/a> on gamers\u2019 machines during play and streams.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reported antics include forcibly opening Notepad, displaying \u201cundesirable content\u201d on screen and rebooting systems.<\/p>\n
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Surprised but not surprised it took such a short time for exploits to be found. Thank you for the heads up man. I will say it\u2019s not entirely surprising since it seems anyway that multiplayer is P2P connections and not dedicated servers. I could be wrong, but figured that since\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mike | KRNG Rxqe (@MikeRxqe) July 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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