Highway thieves are using sophisticated GPS spoofing and freight broker account hacks to steal over $100 million in data center equipment since June. The scheme involves posting fake shipments, installing malware on trucking companies' accounts, spoofing tracking coordinates to evade monitoring, and redirecting high-value cargo like servers, fiber-optic cables, and mining machines.
Background
Data center buildout in the US is accelerating due to AI demand, driving up the value of equipment in transit. This has created a lucrative target for organized crime exploiting gaps in freight logistics security.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Oct 27, 2026 at 01:26 AM
- Score
- 8.0 / 10