Recent investigations by the Mexican military revealed that cybercriminals tied to the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) have attempted to infiltrate the networks of security agencies, including the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, the National Intelligence Center, and state-run oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex).
Military sources familiar with the matter told local outlet Milenio that the Jalisco Cartel is recruiting young tech experts to breach the computer systems of security agencies through methods such as vulnerability scans, intrusions, phishing, and by using malicious software in order to infiltrate the systems.
