# Cargo thieves ram security escorts to hijack AI hardware shipments in California — brazen thieves employ PIT maneuver, rear-ending tactics to secure goods for the black market

> Cargo thieves knocked two private security escort vehicles out of action on California roads in recent months, then made off with millions of dollars in AI data center hardware the escorts were guarding, according to a…

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cargo-thieves-rammed-security-escorts-to-hijack-ai-hardware-shipments-in-california?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7f31c80f3758630407ee2d)
- **Published:** 2026-08-14
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #nvidia #ai
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