Key facts
- Investigators recovered over $1.3 million in stolen data center supplies from a Chicago-area truck yard.
Cargo thieves target data center supplies, stealing $1.3M in equipment
IN SHORT
Investigators recovered over $1.3 million in stolen data center supplies, including copper wire and infrastructure equipment, from a Chicago-area truck yard. This marks a new target for cargo thieves amid a boom in data center construction.
Key Numbers
$1.3 milliontotal value of stolen data center supplies recovered
$300,000value of stolen copper wire
$1 millionvalue of stolen data center infrastructure equipment
$35 billionestimated annual losses from cargo theft in the US
Who's Involved
Cook County Sheriff's Office
Investigated the recovery of stolen data center supplies
Dominick Reuter
Author of the article covering cargo theft trends
National Retail Federation
Reported on evolving targets and tactics of theft rings
↳ Why This Matters
The increasing targeting of data center supplies by cargo thieves poses a risk to the expansion of critical digital infrastructure, potentially leading to project delays and increased costs for building and maintaining data centers.