Think logistics fraud is all about stolen cargo or fake shipments? Think again. A recent story revealed a new and chilling trend: cybercriminals hijacking legitimate freight accounts and draining millions without ever touching a pallet.

One logistics company alone was defrauded out of $6.3 million. No ransomware. No breach. Just a stolen account.

This isn’t your classic phishing scam. In the freight world, account takeover (ATO) now looks like this: A broker’s login is compromised. Dozens of high-value loads are quietly rerouted.

Payments are made — to the wrong entity. By the time the real broker notices, it’s too late.

We spoke to several Freight platform operators who told us the same thing: “Once a bad actor is inside, it’s nearly impossible to distinguish them from the real user.”

And the consequences are brutal: Carriers vanish mid-route. Shippers lose confidence. Platforms take the reputational hit. Regulatory heat intensifies.

What’s worse? Most freight platforms still rely on outdated authentication and lack behavioral detection entirely. That’s why we built CrossClassify, a fraud prevention platform designed to detect and block account takeovers before they turn into multi-million-dollar losses. From behavioral analytics to device fingerprinting, we help freight platforms stop ATOs cold.

Want to see how these scams work, and how to stop them? Full article in BBC News story on the $6.3M freight and How ATOs really work & how we detect