Organized Thieves Are Targeting AI Server Chips With Violent Highway Hijackings
Paresh Dave and Aarian Marshall, reporting for Wired ( News+ link in case Wired hits you with their paywall): The incidents involved two different shipments of high-value technology traveling from Silicon Valley to Southern California, according to Pachuca, who says he learned about the thefts from law enforcement authorities. Each truck was tailed by private security professionals driving…
Organized thieves are targeting AI server chips in violent highway hijackings, according to reports by Paresh Dave and Aarian Marshall for Wired. Two shipments of high-value technology from Silicon Valley to Southern California were targeted, according to Pachuca, who learned about the thefts from law enforcement authorities. Each truck was escorted by private security professionals, but the plans were thwarted in both cases.
In one incident, another driver rear-ended the escort in a hit-and-run, causing it to stop. In the other case, the escort was struck by another car, causing a PIT maneuver and a subsequent escape. Both situations resulted in the escorts losing their vehicles, allowing the thieves to proceed without halting. The intended destinations were never reached, and the highly valuable data center gear remains missing.
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