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Thieves nabbed for swapping high-end GPUs for lower-end models in Chinese gaming hotels

Two individuals have been apprehended in China for a sophisticated GPU-swapping scheme targeting gaming hotels. The thieves would check into hotels, replace high-end RTX 5080 graphics cards with lower-end RTX 3060s, and sell the stolen cards for a profit. Their operation went unnoticed for days until a power outage led to the discovery of tampering with the PC cases, ultimately resulting in their arrest and the recovery of approximately $12,000 worth of stolen hardware. AI

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Thieves nabbed for swapping high-end GPUs for lower-end models in Chinese gaming hotels

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Hassam Nasir ·

    Thieves swap RTX 5080 GPUs for RTX 3060s in Chinese gaming hotels — rogue 'downgrades' go unnoticed until sudden blackout exposes $12,000 heist

    Two thieves in China have been arrested after they were caught stealing high-end GPUs from gaming hotels. They'd check into rooms with RTX 5080s, replace them with RTX 3060s that looked similar, and no one noticed the performance difference.