Criminal gangs are combining account‑takeover of freight marketplaces, AI‑generated fake IDs, and GPS‑coordinate spoofing to systematically misdirect and steal shipments of servers, fiber, chips and other data‑center hardware. The attacks blend cyber intrusion with simple physical resale markets and have cost companies and insurers tens of millions of dollars in recent months.
— This trend shows supply‑chain insecurity is now a hybrid cyber‑physical national‑security risk that affects not only tech firms but broader infrastructure and consumer prices.
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2026.10.26
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NBC/Ars reporting that thieves have stolen more than $100 million since June by hacking shipment‑listing accounts, sending malicious links to trucking firms, using spoofed GPS coordinates and AI‑generated fake driver IDs.
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