Criminals are sharing intelligence and security software through WhatsApp, Vice News said. They are using a police database to hunt down their people in real time, according the the report. The services are being sold for up to $9,000, the investigation found.
Mexican cartels are accessing an intelligence and security database used by government agencies to hunt down their victims in real time, sources told Vice News.
The criminals are able to geolocate people through minute-to-minute location logs, and obtain private information and documents through software called Titan, which is being shared on WhatsApp, according to the report.
Various Titan services are available for purchase from 10,000 Mexican pesos ($600) to 180,000 pesos ($9,000), Vice News said. Buyers can either get their own login or get an official user to fulfill requests.
One source said police forces purchase licenses to use Titan, and these are then resold on the black market.
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