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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 292 points 4 weeks ago
[-] Cascio@lemmy.world 58 points 4 weeks ago

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

[-] shittydwarf@piefed.ca 165 points 4 weeks 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 100 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks 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 4 weeks 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 38 points 4 weeks 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 136 points 4 weeks ago

Nature is healing

[-] mczolly@piefed.social 111 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

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

[-] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 35 points 4 weeks ago

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

[-] Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 20 points 4 weeks ago

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

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[-] Janx@piefed.social 69 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks 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...

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 16 points 4 weeks ago

And if you plant some bamboo on the property, it REALLY becomes a problem for the data centers.

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[-] OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 65 points 4 weeks ago

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

[-] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 30 points 4 weeks ago

Snitches get switches?

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[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 59 points 3 weeks 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 4 weeks ago
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[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 47 points 4 weeks 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 46 points 4 weeks 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 44 points 3 weeks ago

uplifting news

[-] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 37 points 4 weeks ago

Easy Mode Above Ground Copper Mines

[-] nanometer1625@thelemmy.club 32 points 4 weeks 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.

[-] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 32 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 31 points 4 weeks ago

Steal what you can carry and torch the rest.

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[-] XLE@piefed.social 31 points 4 weeks ago

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

[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 29 points 4 weeks ago

Finally, a positive benefit to failed capitalism!

[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago
[-] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 26 points 4 weeks ago

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

-Republican Voters!

[-] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 25 points 4 weeks ago

Thank you for your service to the people doing this.

[-] darthsundhaft@piefed.social 25 points 4 weeks ago

Remember guys, snitches get stitches.

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 36 points 4 weeks ago

Snitches don't get free second-hand enterprise switches

[-] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 23 points 4 weeks ago

Stop. Don’t. Come back.

[-] Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 22 points 4 weeks 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 21 points 4 weeks ago

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

[-] Superorbit@lemmy.ca 21 points 4 weeks ago

Can't steal from thieves

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 20 points 4 weeks ago

Never thought I'd say this, but good.

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[-] swizzle9144 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That copper is already in circulation!

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

[-] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 weeks ago

Robin Hoods in action.

[-] trainsrkool@lemmy.ml 18 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

oh no plz....dont....stop

[-] tunetardis@piefed.ca 18 points 4 weeks 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…

[-] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 18 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

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

[-] Marija@lemmy.zip 18 points 4 weeks ago

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

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[-] MashedTech@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

I was waiting for this

[-] Leviathan@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Mediaburn@lemmy.zip 15 points 4 weeks ago

I wish them all the copper they can get from them!

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