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Thieves are using hacked freight-broker accounts, phishing links, and GPS spoofing to steal over $100 million in data center equipment since June, in increasingly sophisticated highway cargo heists that have alarmed investigators and law enforcement.
Thieves stole trailers from PlusAI, used for autonomous truck testing with Nvidia AI software, but found them filled with 20 tons of sand, highlighting a rise in thefts targeting high-value tech equipment.
Cargo thieves are using violent tactics like PIT maneuvers and hit-and-runs to steal high-value AI hardware shipments, alarming freight security experts who say such brazen thefts are unprecedented.
Thieves are stealing copper and expensive equipment from AI data center construction sites, with a recent theft of $1.3 million in supplies near Chicago highlighting the growing criminal economy fueled by the AI boom.
Truckloads of Tesla batteries have been stolen from the company's Nevada factory loading docks at least 11 times since December, highlighting a rise in organized cargo theft that costs companies millions daily.