# Highway thieves are spoofing GPS to steal millions in data center-bound cargo

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/highway-thieves-are-spoofing-gps-to-steal-millions-in-data-center-bound-cargo/
- Published: 2026-10-26T17:26:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T19:06:01+00:00
- Original publisher: Ars Technica
- Original article: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/highway-thieves-are-spoofing-gps-to-steal-millions-in-data-center-bound-cargo/
- Topics: Software

## Key points

- More than $100 million in freight has been stolen since June.
- Thieves use hacked accounts, fake identities and spoofed GPS.
- Stolen shipments include servers and data centre equipment.

## Summary

Thieves have stolen more than $100 million in data centre-bound freight since June, using hacked accounts, fake shipment listings and other digital tricks to hijack deliveries. Investigators say the shift towards targeted, planned thefts matters because it puts high-value equipment and a wider range of goods in supply chains at risk.

The stolen cargo has included servers, fibre-optic cables, memory chips, copper wire and data centre power equipment. Two shipments valued at about $13 million and $10 million disappeared after escort vehicles were struck; in the latter case, GPS coordinates were reportedly spoofed despite location monitoring. Some goods have been recovered, but equipment from two of the largest thefts remains missing.

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