Overview
- The bureau’s new public notice details an 18% rise in confirmed cases and a 36% jump in the average loss to $273,990.
- Attackers enter broker and carrier networks through spoofed emails, fake links, phishing sites, and remote access tools that give full control.
- Criminals impersonate real companies on online load boards to win high-value loads, then change FMCSA registration or insurance records to appear legitimate.
- Stolen freight is diverted through illegal double-brokering and quick cross-docking for resale, and some crews demand ransom to disclose a load’s location.
- The FBI urges companies to verify requests through a second channel, use multi-factor logins, keep detailed driver and vehicle records, and report cases to police and the IC3 portal, echoing earlier warnings from Proofpoint, NMFTA, and a Diesel Vortex phishing campaign tracked across dozens of look-alike domains.