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Crime Rings Enlist Hackers to Hijack Trucks

By Kim S. Nash

 

Hello. Cybercriminals are using online freight marketplaces to break into logistics company networks to identify and steal high-value cargo from energy drinks to crypto mining gear. 

The goods are likely sold to retailers or to consumers online. In some cases, products are shipped overseas, where proceeds fund paramilitaries and global terrorists, cyber researchers say. Read our full story.

Also today: 

  • Mazda saw hack attempt via Oracle flaw
  • U.S. hospice chain discloses patient data breach
  • Emergency alert system breached
  • The root-cause analysis struggle is real
 

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Mazda said it saw “traces” of a cyberattack through its Oracle enterprise software but was able to stop the strike and no data was stolen. Several organizations, including Cox Enterprises, the Envoy Air unit of American Airlines, Harvard University and LogicTech, have disclosed cyber incidents in recent weeks related to hackers exploiting a flaw in Oracle’s E-Business Suite. (Security Week)

Hospice chain Vitas Healthcare said a compromised account at a third-party vendor led to its own network being hacked. The intruder accessed Vitas systems between Sept. 21 and Oct. 27, stealing the personal, medical and insurance data of current and former patients.

  • The company, which runs facilities in 15 states across the U.S., didn't name the third-party partner or say how many patients are affected.
  • Further reading from WSJ Pro: Hackers Target Eldercare Homes

Public safety system hacked. Hackers who broke Crisis24’s OnSolve CodeRed emergency-notification system have stolen the personal data of people who signed up for electronic alerts. Municipal and law-enforcement agencies in several states, including Colorado, Minnesota and Pennsylvania, are warning residents to change their credentials and watch for identity theft. Crisis24, a unit of security services provider Garda World Security, provides electronic alert systems to cities and towns throughout the U.S.

57%

Percentage of 641 security professionals who said they struggled to find the root cause of a cyber incident experienced in the past year, according to a new survey from tech research firm Foundry.

 

About Us

The WSJ Pro Cybersecurity team is Deputy Bureau Chief Kim S. Nash and reporters Angus Loten and James Rundle. Follow us on X @WSJCyber. Reach the team by replying to any newsletter you receive or by emailing Kim at kim.nash@wsj.com.

 
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