Hackers earning millions from hijacked cargo, FBI says
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business email/impersonationcargo hijackingconference cancellationdata breachdigital freedomsdiplomatic appointmentfreight broker compromisefreight message board fraudhealth data leakidentity documentsnational ID agency (ANTS)supply chain cybercrime
What happened
Multiple cybersecurity incidents and policy developments: the FBI warns that criminal actors have spent two years compromising freight brokers and carriers to post fraudulent listings and hijack cargo, generating millions in losses; Zambia abruptly cancelled a global digital freedoms conference citing security clearance and dialogue concerns; Adam Cassady advanced to a full Senate vote for the State Department cyber ambassador role; French authorities detained a 15-year-old suspected in a breach of the National Agency for Secure Documents (ANTS); and Moldova’s health insurance agency reporteda
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