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Thieves spoof GPS to steal data center cargo

Original: 🤔 Arstechnica: Highway thieves are spoofing GPS to steal millions in data center-bound cargo https:// arstechnica.com/te

Highway thieves are using GPS spoofing to divert trucks carrying high-value cargo bound for data centers, Ars Technica reports. By tricking drivers with falsified location signals, the criminals are intercepting shipments of computer hardware worth millions of dollars, highlighting a growing security threat to supply chains for AI and cloud infrastructure.

Why now: Rising demand for data center hardware has made these shipments lucrative targets, and GPS spoofing is an alarming new theft tactic.

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• 🤔 Arstechnica: Highway thieves are spoofing GPS to steal millions in data center-bound cargo https:// arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20 26/10/highway-thieves-are-spoofing-gps-to-steal-millions-in-data-center-bound-cargo/ # gps # crime · ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · 34

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