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Hackers and Crime Rings Are Teaming up to Steal Cargo, Cyber Firm Says
Proofpoint reports nearly two dozen recent campaigns where hackers use remote tools to hijack shipments, targeting North American freight firms in collaboration with organized crime.
- Proofpoint says it is seeing hackers infiltrate freight brokers and trucking companies to redirect cargo shipments arriving at U.S. ports.
- Using compromised load-board accounts and broker/dispatcher email accounts, attackers post fraudulent listings and install legitimate RMMs such as ScreenConnect and PDQ Connect to hijack shipments of food, beverages, and electronics for online resale or overseas shipment.
- Proofpoint's tracking shows nearly two dozen campaigns since January, sending up to a thousand messages targeting North America and other regions, while one carrier says a dispatcher was tricked into installing an RMM.
- Proofpoint says it has `high confidence` hackers collaborate with organized crime groups, while the National Insurance Crime Bureau estimates U.S. cargo-theft losses at $35 billion annually, risking billions for companies and consumers.
- Researchers note attackers use insider operational details on routes, timing and high-value cargo types, so defensive measures should restrict unapproved RMMs, monitor networks and block.EXE/.MSI at email gateways.
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Hackers and Crime Rings Are Teaming Up to Steal Cargo, Cyber Firm Says
Hackers are infiltrating trucking and freight companies in a scheme to steal and sell cargo shipments, a growing campaign that could end up costing companies and consumers billions of dollars, according to new cybersecurity research.
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