Hackers are turning trusted IT tools into weapons—hijacking shipments, impersonating carriers, and staging multi-billion-dollar cargo heists. How safe is our supply chain when even digital tools can become a criminal’s Swiss Army knife?

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/cybercriminals-exploit-rmm-tools-for-high-stakes-cargo-theft-in-the-logistics-industry/

#cargotheft
#rmmtools
#logisticssecurity
#cybercrime
#phishingattacks

From Old West train robbers 🚂 to 1960s mobsters 💰, #cargotheft is an age-old problem—now it’s gone digital. 💻

In a revealing blog, our threat researchers detail the #digitaltransformation of cargo theft, and how criminals are combining #socialengineering with their #trucking and #transportation industry knowledge to steal real, physical goods. 📦

🔗 https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/remote-access-real-cargo-cybercriminals-targeting-trucking-and-logistics

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Cargo theft leads to $34 billion in losses annually in the U.S. It is massively impactful for the #supplychains, exploiting #logistics technology that underpins today’s commerce. 💸

We’re tracking cybercriminals enabling this activity. Here’s how it works:

Hackers compromise trucking and transport companies, then post fake "loads" for truckers and brokers to claim.
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Once the trucker replies, they infect them with malicious RMMs to overtake their company. They then try to bid on real loads to intercept and pick them up.
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The stolen loads/cargo/physical goods are then sold overseas or elsewhere.

Tackling escalating supply chain theft:

Value of stolen goods exceeds $39M in a recent quarter

#Logistics #CargoTheft #Innovation #SupplyChainSolutions

https://masonq.com/2025/01/24/pitch-simulation-%f0%9f%8f%81-overhaul/

Cargo theft is on the rise, as illustrated in this gripping post of how a small shoe company got introduced to this fact!

https://bestof.metafilter.com/2024/10/Ill-Have-It-There-Tomorrow

#theft #cargotheft #shoes #stealing #stolen #bestofmetafilter

Rapid escalation in cargo theft is sounding alarm bells and prompting transport insurers to reassess their coverage policies. Supply chain leaders must strategize with insurers to protect high-value consignments.

#CargoTheft

https://supplychain360.io/cargo-theft-surge-growing-concern-supply-chain-leaders/

#Cyber #gangs stealing loads from #US #truckers, double brokering

https://www.newsnationnow.com/cybersecurity/cybergangs-double-brokering-steal-loads-truckers/

- #Scammers act as middlemen holding loads for #ransom, failing to deliver them
- #Doublebrokering practice used to to commit #fraud or #steal
- Report: #Cargotheft rose by 60% from 2022 to 2023