Load board DAT said it has shut down fake web sites and is promising to take “immediate motion” against any fraudsters who in the longer term may attempt to get at its customers’ information.
DAT confirmed to FreightWaves that the fake DAT sites reported in November have been shut down. That features additional phishing sites allegedly used to accumulate DAT users’ multifactor authentication codes.
“Our Network Integrity Unit works across the clock to discover and take away fraudulent actors. Now we have a zero tolerance policy to fraud and can take immediate motion if we discover anyone engaging in fraudulent behavior,” said Annabel Reeves, communications director at DAT.
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DAT advises customers who suspect they’ve received a phishing email impersonating DAT or suspect a compromise of their DAT credentials to promptly contact the shopper service department and report the incident. It also recommends sending a screenshot of the message to customer support as an alternative of forwarding the actual phishing email to avoid further issues.
DAT users can find more information at the corporate’s fraud protection website.
Phishing attacks are on the rise within the logistics industry, with indications that sophisticated hackers are targeting brokers and carriers.
In mid-November, a DAT user received an email with a fake Carrier411 Freight Guard Report requesting the user respond at onedatfreight.com. DAT’s actual website address is one.dat.com. The IP address showed an organization called Beget LLC out of St. Petersburg, Russia, was hosting the fake site.
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The extra phishing sites were confirmed to be hosted by web application site Netlify.
The fake sites include:
- user-dat-verification.netlify.app
- Dat-directory-reviewlist.netlify.app
Netlify support confirmed that the extra sites had been reported to its security team on Nov. 23 and Nov. 29, respectively. Each sites were suspended the identical day they were reported.
Onedatfreight.com’s shutdown date is unknown.
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