Malware-poisoned handheld inventory scanners from China are stealing information from logistics and shipping firms around the globe. Researchers from TrapX Security say scanners with the same malware were also sold to a large robotics firm and seven other companies. Logistics firms use the scanners to track shipments as they are loaded and unloaded from ships, trucks, and airplanes. The attacks echo previous concerns raised by the US government about doing business with Chinese technology companies. In a separate development, a GAO report warns of the vulnerability of US shipping ports to cyberattack.”]