AI data center supplies hit by cargo thieves — copper wires, construction materials all stolen in $1.3 million…
- Recent discoveries include $300k in copper and $1m in data center equipment
- Demand (and prices) for copper remains high
- Manufacturers and shippers are fighting back
Criminals are increasingly turned their attentions to data centers as AI-related construction projects accelerate across the US, with organized crime groups targeting expensive hardware and construction materials, experts have warned.
According to Business Insider, a trailer containing about $300,000 worth of copper wire spool was recovered in one incident alone, but in a related incident just one week prior, another trailer containing around $1 million worth of data center equipment was also recovered.
In this specific case, the copper shipment was stolen in Alabama after leaving Florida, but it was found by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office hundreds of miles away in Illinois.
Criminals are increasingly targeting data center hardware and materials
With hyperscalers announcing multimillion- and multibillion-dollar announcements on a near-weekly basis at...
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