The FBI warned the transportation and logistics industry of a sharp rise in cyber-enabled cargo theft, with estimated losses in the United States and Canada reaching nearly $725 million in 2025. Threat actors are using phishing, spoofed emails, fake web links, and fraudulent load board listings to compromise broker and carrier systems, hijack high-value shipments, and reroute loads under stolen identities. #DieselVortex #FBI
Keypoints
- Estimated cargo theft losses reached nearly $725 million in the U.S. and Canada in 2025, a 60% increase year-over-year.
- Confirmed cargo theft incidents rose 18% and the average value per theft grew 36% to $273,990.
- Attackers compromise freight brokers and carriers via phishing, spoofed emails, fake links, and typosquatting to post fraudulent listings on load boards.
- Groups like Diesel Vortex stole credentials using dozens of domains to divert shipments and impersonate legitimate companies.
- The FBI advises verifying shipment requests through secondary channels, enforcing multi-factor authentication, maintaining vehicle and driver records, and filing IC3 complaints for incidents.