Authorities recover $1.3 million worth of data center supplies and equipment in a truck stop near Chicago. Equipment like this is a prime target for theft rings given its high value, but it's also likely difficult to sell given its specialized nature.
  • Kittywifclaws@piefed.worldEnglish
    33·
    21 hours ago

    Oh no better not publish that else you’ll give people ideas. Big huge ideas for those poor people affected by them.

  • Eternal192@anarchist.nexusEnglish
    4·
    14 hours ago

    Modern day Robin Hood and his merry men liberated stolen electronics and gave them back to the people, i know they won’t but it’s nice to dream of a better world.

  • Leon@pawb.social
    4·
    17 hours ago

    Almost as excited for these guys as the Louvre heisters. The Louvre people had a little more panache.

  • Smaile@lemmy.ca
    8·
    21 hours ago

    Was wondering when this was gonna start happening, guess it’s has been happening for a while.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
    81·
    21 hours ago

    I’m just making up stories here, but thieves don’t usually make the same huge mistake twice. These aren’t tweakers, lol. We know these tech companies are evil, sooooooo:

    There are probably more incidents of theft that have been reported to the police but not publicly known. And although the value of the stolen goods could be staggering for the average person, companies and freighters often have insurance coverage, so they don’t have to worry about paying out of pocket for the entire loss.

    • vorpuni@tarte.nuage-libre.frFrançais
      101·
      21 hours ago

      Until the insurers realise that your shipments of RAM are so expensive you need an armoured truck and police escort. The police escort will be paid with your tax money.

      • Smaile@lemmy.ca
        3·
        20 hours ago

        Meh, if they want to waste money on glorified ‘special op’ rentacops that’s there prerogative. I doubt it will stop the thefts tho. Ambushers don’t care when they hold all the cards while your stuck in an armored car (tomb)

  • blargh513@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    15 hours ago

    Only problem is that these assets aren’t really useful to a lot of people unless they happen to have a data center in which to run them. You could put a rack in your garage and run a little, but as you might have heard, these bastards eat a LOT of power. Most homes don’t have the capacity for this, even most businesses would be pushing it.

    I mean if they wanted to hurt the businesses who are buying it, they’d just have to throw the equipment in a pool or something.

    • some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world
      2·
      13 hours ago

      Nah, unless you have examples I don’t really buy that. you definitely could make use of most of it with a minimal amount of resourcefulness.

      I think everyone understands these are specialized components, but even a slightly above average homelabber would go to town on it.