Police are tracking a man who broke a glass door and broke into a computer parts store in Cheongbuk-eup, Pyeongtaek, stole graphics processing units (GPUs) worth 16 million won, and fled.
According to Yonhap News, the Pyeongtaek Police Station is pursuing, based on CCTV footage and other evidence, an unidentified man, A, who around 6 a.m. on the 22nd wore a mask, smashed the glass door of a computer parts store, went inside, stole several GPUs, and fled.
The total price of the GPUs A stole is estimated at around 16 million won. As demand for memory semiconductors has surged with the spread of artificial intelligence (AI) services, GPU prices have soared, leading to a series of thefts.
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