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FBI Warns of Surging Cyber-Enabled Cargo Theft Attacks

The FBI is sounding the alarm on a surge in cyber-enabled cargo theft, where sophisticated hackers impersonate legitimate businesses to hijack high-value shipments and reroute deliveries. With nearly $725 million in losses in 2025 alone, this growing threat is costing businesses big time.

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Freight Hackers Exploit Code-Signing Service to Bypass Security Defenses

Thieves have found a sneaky way to disguise their malicious tools as trusted software by using a third-party code-signing service, making it harder for defenders to spot the threat. This new tactic allows them to cloak their malware in legitimacy, complicating the work of security teams trying to keep cargo safe from theft.

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