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Thieves Are Now Targeting AI Data Center Construction Sites for Copper and Expensive Equipment (www.vice.com)

submitted 1 day ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Investigators recovered two stolen trailers carrying $1.3 million in data center supplies, including copper wire and infrastructure equipment.

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[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 15 points 3 hours ago

[–] Scottyc65@reddthat.com 4 points 2 hours ago

Better that than light rail train wires.

[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 13 points 3 hours ago

Hell yeah

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Oh no! That's terrible... Anyway.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Red Oblast issues. WTF, either those sites do not have security or poverty wage security watching the equipment.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 hours ago

Robin Hoods in action.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 5 points 2 hours ago

Oh no. Anyway.

[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 21 points 5 hours ago

[–] cenariodantesco@lemmy.world 37 points 7 hours ago

uplifting news

[–] swizzle9144@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

That copper is already in circulation!

https://sh.itjust.works/post/63079773

[–] MashedTech@lemmy.world 17 points 8 hours ago

I was waiting for this

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 32 points 10 hours ago (5 children)

Don't tell them there's copper and other precious metals they can steal in AI datacenters. Also, most definitely DO NOT tell them most AI datacenters are completely unstaffed and easily accessible.

[–] TehWorld@lemmy.world 17 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Copper by weight is cheap as hell. RAM & NVME drives are a WAY better ROI. It wouldn’t even be worth carrying the whole server.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

How many times do we have to explain that datacenters don't run on hardware that is compatible with consumer shit?

[–] weew@lemmy.ca 1 points 14 minutes ago* (last edited 13 minutes ago)

AI startups are all so desperate for memory and GPUs that I wouldn't be surprised if a few of them were willing to buy shit that, uh, fell off the back of a truck.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 14 points 8 hours ago

Copper is way easier to fence and way easier to steal. The RAM and NVME aren't getting installed until the building has functional security. The mile of copper wire to run power is locked in a trailer and might not even have a permanent fence around it yet.

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[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 52 points 11 hours ago (7 children)

Young entrepreneurs just pulling at those little bootstraps, Regan would be proud of their ambition in advancing their station.

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