Thieves Hijack Freight Accounts to Steal Data Center Cargo Worth Over $100 Million
Losses since June have been reported by NBC News, with investigators working alongside police on the cases.
Thieves are reportedly stealing high-value data center freight by taking over freight brokers' accounts on shipment-listing sites, posting bogus loads to attract genuine carrier bids, and then sending malicious links that let them seize trucking firms' accounts. Once inside, they bid on real shipments, sometimes using a legitimate driver who is unaware of the scheme and sometimes using forged licenses to place accomplices in the job. The cargo is then handed to a confederate who resells it. According to NBC News, citing industry figures and investigators working with police, losses since June have exceeded $100 million. In one of the largest cases, the attackers also spoofed GPS coordinates so the shipment could not be tracked.
Why it matters
The thefts target the trucking and freight brokerage side of data center supply chains, where shipments are booked through online listing sites and carriers bid for loads. Because criminals can post fake loads and take over real accounts, carriers and brokers that rely on those platforms face direct financial exposure. Spoofed GPS in one of the largest cases means cargo can disappear without digital monitoring picking it up. The episode shows that the weak point is the account and bidding process rather than the freight itself.
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