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.
  • Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    30 分钟前

    Hahahaha,

    It’s funny cause by their nature, they would only want to build these things, which are filled with valuable equipment, in poor neighbourhoods.

    It’s why they haven’t resorted to building them in third world countries.

  • Kittywifclaws@piefed.worldEnglish
    56·
    1 天前

    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
    8·
    19 小时前

    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.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
    161·
    1 天前

    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
      211·
      1 天前

      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
        7·
        1 天前

        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)

  • Smaile@lemmy.ca
    12·
    1 天前

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

    • CADmonkey@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 小时前

      There have been some really dramatic things done in the past couple of years that weren’t mentioned in the media. We all know about Brian Thompson meeting one of the Mario Bros, but you dont hear about what happened to Wesley Leplatner. We heard about the TP warehouse ("all you had to do is pay us enough to live) but you haven’t heard about any of the others.

      The pattern seems to be: Thing happens to rich person/big company. Thing is mentioned on the news. The public reacts the “wrong” way. Then the media doesn’t mention all the other times it happens.

      • Smaile@lemmy.ca
        2·
        1 小时前

        Yup, at least this time the rich were smart enough to know not to point out how vulnerable there inventory sec is so more people don’t get ideas this time round.

        • CADmonkey@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 小时前

          I have wasted a significant portion of my adult life in warehouses. Most of them have very little security, sometimes physical barriers, but nothing that can’t be defeated.