Hong Kong customs detain suspicious fishing boat that illegally ferried 300 GPUs for mining
According to a Chinese source citing TVB, yesterday Hong Kong customs discovered a suspicious fishing boat in the waters near the local airport, from which a certain cargo was being transferred to a boat. Customs officials decided to act quickly, but the smugglers were quicker – they jumped on the boat and quickly disappeared. However, the attackers could not take the cargo with them. What a surprise it turned out when … video cards were found in the boxes.
A new reality in a time of total scarcity. If earlier gold and diamonds were smuggled, now – video cards for mining
300 pieces of 3D-maps without marking – this is the “catch” of the customs. It is unlikely that it will be possible to identify the manufacturer, and it was not possible to determine the model on the fly. But judging by the appearance and lack of video outputs on the rear panel, the smugglers were transporting 300 Nvidia CMP 30HX video cards, intended exclusively for the extraction of cryptocurrency. Now the goods will obviously be confiscated – these video cards are unlikely to be used for their intended purpose in the near future.
