The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced that her mobile phone and personal email account were hacked by unknown individuals after the delivery of 29 drug traffickers to the United States on February 27. Sheinbaum stated that the Digital Transformation Agency acted swiftly to address the situation once they became aware of the hack.
Sheinbaum acknowledged the report from The New York Times that mentioned the hack of her phone shortly after the criminals were delivered to the United States; however, the leader clarified that they do not know who is responsible and that they are investigating the case. Although the Mexican president revealed that her personal phone number had already been leaked in February 2024, when she was a presidential candidate.
In February, Mexican authorities unusually transferred 29 people who were in penitentiary centers in Mexico to the United States, including drug lords like Rafael Caro Quintero and leaders of Los Zetas, Miguel Ángel and Omar Treviño Morales. Sheinbaum explained that she kept the hacked number out of affection, as it was gifted to her by the current governor of the state of Campeche, Layda Sansores, in 2008.
The president mentioned that her hacked email is an old Yahoo account, which many people have access to, but she also has a government email account with high-security standards. Sheinbaum also questioned an article mentioning the relationship with former President Trump in the context of tariff negotiations, stating that there is inaccurate information in it.
Sheinbaum highlighted that after the hack, Apple immediately contacted the Mexican government's Digital Transformation Agency to address the situation. The leader promised to cooperate with the investigation to determine who is behind the cyber attack and take appropriate measures.
