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October 12, 2022

Guacamaya Leak Reveals Mexican Gov't Sold Arms to Drug Cartels, Spied on Reporters
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A massive leak of over 4 million confidential documents from the Mexican
government has revealed Mexico's military sold hand grenades and
tactical equipment to drug cartels. Mexico's Ministry of National
Defense was targeted by a group of hackers known as Guacamaya. The leak
is one of the biggest in Mexico's history. Documents also show Mexican
officials monitored journalists using the Israeli Pegasus spyware and
evaded cooperation with the investigation into the disappearance of 43
students from Ayotzinapa. The Zapatistas are also one of the most
heavily surveilled resistance groups in Mexico.


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