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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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[-] ptz@dubvee.org 298 points 2 months ago
[-] Cascio@lemmy.world 60 points 2 months ago

The comment I came in to make sure existed. Thank you for doing the good work.

[-] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 205 points 2 months ago

What "thieves"? No one saw any "thieves". You can't prove anything.

[-] brown567@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 months ago

I'm pretty sure the copper just did that

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[-] shittydwarf@piefed.ca 168 points 2 months ago

This is very unfortunate. There is a tremendous amount of copper in these data centers, thieves would be able to steal so much copper from data center job sites. It's frightening to think about it

[-] cogman@lemmy.world 99 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Not just copper. These server racks are so unfortunately loaded up with parts and components worth a lot of money on the open market. Very unfortunately they have enterprise grade SSDs worth thousands and AI accellerater cards worth 10s of thousands.

And these poor starving companies very unfortunately don't have the funds to hire a lot of security staff. It's sadly usually just one guy.

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[-] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago

Honestly, logistical problems with the weight are gonna be one of the first hurdles. It's way more than you would even think.

[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 2 months ago

Some say that even if every meth head in the city showed up there would be copper left over.

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[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 140 points 2 months ago

Nature is healing

[-] mczolly@piefed.social 111 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's not stealing, they are just training their copper prediction model

[-] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 35 points 2 months ago

They're increasing GDP! Raising the price of copper by increasing demand

[-] Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Congrats you've made me laugh during my morning shit. 🥇

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[-] Janx@piefed.social 68 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Aren't these data centers built on our land, right next to our homes, using our water and electricity, funded by selling our data (that we didn't consent to), and the profits all go to giant corporations, not us? Fuck 'em. I hope they all get raided and stripped bare...

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[-] OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 66 points 2 months ago

If you see someone stealing RAM, no you didn't

[-] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago
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[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 59 points 2 months ago

Young entrepreneurs just pulling at those little bootstraps, Regan would be proud of their ambition in advancing their station.

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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 53 points 2 months ago
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[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 47 points 2 months ago

Oh my god, that's terrible! Where are these construction sites so that people can avoid them?

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[-] te_abstract_art@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago

Oh no, the corporations which stole immeasurable quantities of our data to train their for-profit AI models are having their building materials stolen. My heart bleeds.

[-] cenariodantesco@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago

uplifting news

[-] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 37 points 2 months ago

Easy Mode Above Ground Copper Mines

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago

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 19 points 2 months ago

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.

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[-] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago
[-] nanometer1625@thelemmy.club 32 points 2 months ago

I've read science fiction books in which humans scavenged the machines' supplies like rodents scavenging from a kitchen, and now it's reality.

[-] XLE@piefed.social 31 points 2 months ago

What's gonna be looted next, Flock cameras?!

[-] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 months ago

Steal what you can carry and torch the rest.

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[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 months ago

Finally, a positive benefit to failed capitalism!

[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago
[-] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 26 points 2 months ago

This is TERRIBLE! WHY can't they Target SCHOOLS or Homeless shelters INSTEAD?

-Republican Voters!

[-] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

Thank you for your service to the people doing this.

[-] darthsundhaft@piefed.social 25 points 2 months ago

Remember guys, snitches get stitches.

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago

Snitches don't get free second-hand enterprise switches

[-] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

Stop. Don’t. Come back.

[-] Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

Imagine starting to work from the inside and weld things wrong, install wiring just, "good enough," knowing full well one of the plugs will start a fire, shit inside the cement and make shit laced walls.

Construction workers can still get paid and inspection workers can be in on it too. It happens over and over again and eventually it becomes something that's not cost feasible to keep trying to rebuild knowing there will be a failure.

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[-] FergleFFergleson@infosec.pub 22 points 2 months ago

Remember, if you see someone stealing from a data center.... no, you didn't.

[-] Superorbit@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 months ago

Can't steal from thieves

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 months ago

Never thought I'd say this, but good.

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[-] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Be a modern day Robin Hood; steal copper from an AI data center

[-] swizzle9144@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That copper is already in circulation!

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

[-] tunetardis@piefed.ca 19 points 2 months ago

While the AI revolution threatens to kill countless jobs, leaving potentially millions of Americans in the lurch, maybe all those future jobless Americans can turn to the booming data center theft industry. Maybe AI is a job creator?

Ah yes, my retirement plan from the tech sector…

[-] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 months ago

Robin Hoods in action.

[-] Marija@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 months ago

Copper theft has always followed expensive infrastructure. AI data centers are just the newest high-value targets.

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[-] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Okay, so tech companies steal your info when you login, they can pluck software off your devices whenever they choose, AI will steal your face and your art should anyone put it online, oh and they get corporate welfare?... Anyone stealing from them, shooting CEOs, cutting down flock cameras, or shooting at Trump seems like the good guys in comparison.

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