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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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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 2 points 57 minutes ago

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

[–] Scottyc65@reddthat.com 3 points 1 hour ago

Better that than light rail train wires.

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

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

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago

[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 10 points 2 hours ago

Hell yeah

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 4 points 1 hour ago

Oh no. Anyway.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 hours ago

Robin Hoods in action.

[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 21 points 4 hours ago

[–] cenariodantesco@lemmy.world 36 points 6 hours ago

uplifting news

[–] MashedTech@lemmy.world 17 points 7 hours ago

I was waiting for this

[–] swizzle9144@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

That copper is already in circulation!

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

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 32 points 9 hours ago (4 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 16 points 8 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 1 points 34 minutes ago

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

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 14 points 7 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 51 points 10 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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