Data center hardware hijacked in transit, stolen GPUs sent to China
The gist
Thieves have stolen over $100 million in data center gear in transit since June 2026, NBC News reported.
Investigators believe some shipments are resold abroad, including to China.
How it unfolded
- Jul 2025$15 million of semiconductors and Apple products were stolen in Reno, according to Fortune.
- Jun 2026A trailer carrying about $13 million in computer server equipment bound for Fayetteville, Georgia, vanished after an unmarked sedan rammed the car of two off-duty officers escorting it across the Mojave Desert.
- Jun 2026$13 million of gear was stolen around the Mojave Desert area, and $10 million worth of server rack components headed to Texas was stolen.