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A new wave of organized crime maneuvers is taking aim at Americans’ holiday shopping purchases – and their wallets.

Hackers leveraging malware systems and other cybercriminal tools are infiltrating online freight marketplaces to make off with high-value cargo while items are in transit.

“I think the criminals have identified that the weak point between point A and point B is in transportation, right?” Michael Evanoff, chief security officer and strategic advisor for AI-security company Verkada, told Fox News Digital. “So instead of putting yourself in harm’s way by going to a depot or a distribution center, why not capture it in transit?”

Since 2020, both freight companies and law enforcement have seen an alarming uptick in criminal groups ut

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