Grand theft AI: Highway thieves are stealing millions in data center gear

· NBC News ·

1 min read Original article ↗

Trucking, supply chain and security industry veterans detailed to NBC News how thieves staged dramatic robberies as part of the growing theft of tech equipment.

A vintage car with an open trunk and a glowing AI chip inside; the license plate reads AI BOOM.
Valuable data center equipment is increasingly being targeted by organized criminal groups using deceptive techniques.Chelsea Stahl / NBC News; Getty

In early June, a trailer carrying some $13 million worth of computer server equipment headed east toward Fayetteville, Georgia, home to one of the largest data center developments in the country.

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