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   Hackers are teaming up with organized crime gangs to steal cargo right from   
   supply chains   
      
   Date:   
   Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:24:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Sophisticated attacks bring the physical and digital worlds together to put   
   freights at risk.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   It seems like the obvious evolution of crime in an increasingly online world    
   - but cybercriminals and offline gangs generally stick to their specialties,   
   considering they require completely different skill sets.    
      
   However reports from ProofPoint have now surfaced of new attacks where   
   cybercriminals are working together with traditional, real-world OCGs to   
   combine their efforts - primarily targeting freight brokers and trucking   
   companies.    
      
   The attacks are seriously sophisticated, as hackers start by sending    
   malicious links via email to freight organizations, before then deploying   
   remote monitoring and management tools (RMMs) - which allow them to re-route   
   trucks or impersonate legitimate cargo.    
      
   New age highway robbers    
      
   The use of social engineering directly targets freight brokerage firms and   
   logistics firms along the supply chain, allowing criminals to identify   
   high-value shipments and gain access to information on other related   
   organizations and cargo.    
      
   Attackers were observed deleting booking emails and blocking notifications   
   from the dispatcher, impersonating the targeted firm and talking directly to   
   truck drivers - appearing completely legitimate.    
      
   The trucks are then redirected to fraudulent pickup points, where the goods   
   are stolen by the organized crime groups.    
      
   Although the researchers don't suggest any instances of violence have   
   occurred, the physical theft by OCGs does suggest there is certainly a risk    
   of harm to an unsuspecting driver if the goods are hijacked.    
      
   Cargo theft has been an issue for centuries, so its no surprise that    
   criminals are evolving the old highway robber tactics to suit the modern age.    
      
   Cargo theft costs roughly $34 billion in losses annually, statistics estimate   
   , but the digitization of supply chains worldwide leaves cargo exposed in a   
   new way, threatening to dramatically increase the number of attacks.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/hackers-team-up-with-organized-crime-ga   
   ngs-to-steal-cargo-right-from-supply-chains   
      
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