Nota Bene: Chinese consumers prefer the taste of Florida's Key West lobsters over the New England variety. This report didn't specify the type of crustaceans that were boosted.

The lobsters, which were not alive, were on their way to Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota, said the owner of the supply chain company that was victimized.

"This theft wasn't random. It followed a pattern we're seeing more and more, where criminals impersonate legitimate carriers using spoofed emails and burner phones to hijack high-value freight while it's in transit."

"For a mid-sized brokerage like ours, a $400,000 loss is significant," he added. "It forces tough decisions and ultimately drives up costs across the supply chain, costs consumers ultimately end up paying."

"Brokers are on the front lines of this problem, but we need federal agencies to have modern enforcement tools to keep pace with organized criminal networks," he said. "Until that happens, these thefts will continue to disrupt businesses and impact everyday prices."

This trend of hijacking food and other merchandise, high end or run-of-the-mill items, will continue as the US economy continues to plummet and people become more and more desperate. Expect an increase in small time "porch piracy" of Amazon products or other unsecured packages as well.