Cyber-Enabled Cargo Crime: How Cybercrime Tradecraft is Used to Steal Freight

**Executive Summary:** The NMFTA article explains how organized criminal groups leverage phishing, stolen credentials, fraudulent carrier registrations, and falsified shipping communications to redirect and launder high-value freight across North America, producing large financial losses and presenting unique recovery challenges for small and midsized carriers; it also outlines defensive controls and NMFTA resources to help the transportation sector mitigate these threats.