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Russian police investigate electricity grid employees involved in illegal mining operations: 7 people detained, involving losses of millions of rubles
【BitPush】Russian police recently took action and detained seven employees affiliated with the Moscow regional power grid company. The arrested individuals are suspected of being involved in illegal cryptocurrency mining operations, including ordinary electricians, technicians, and even senior engineers.
According to disclosed investigation information, internal personnel within the power company provided a series of paid assistance to illegal mining farms. Their actions included: manually tampering with meter data to conceal actual electricity consumption, helping mining farms evade routine inspections, and providing early warnings. Through these methods, illegal mining activities have been able to operate covertly within the Moscow region.
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs publicly stated that the preliminary verified economic loss from this case is approximately 10 million rubles. This figure reflects the scale of illegal mining operations that involve corrupting power department employees and stealing electricity resources. The case also serves as a reminder to the industry of the importance of compliant operations in the mining sector. While cryptocurrency mining itself is legal, any mining activities relying on illegal means or damaging infrastructure will face severe law enforcement consequences.
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This operation is truly outrageous. The electrician has directly become a miner, completely corrupted.
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Is 10 million rubles really just this? Feels like a big loss.
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Why do some people never understand the benefits of compliance and always take risks?
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Russia's regulations are quite strict, what about us?
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Even inside the power company is no longer safe, trust is dropping straight down.
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Tampering with the electricity meter, I have to say, is really stupid. It'll backfire sooner or later.
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Avoiding inspections by提前通风报信? Feels like a spy movie, haha.
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Remembered it now, Xinjiang also investigated similar cases before. Miners have many tricks.
Faking meter data... is truly impressive.
I heard they even report in advance; how desperate for money must they be to take such risks?
Is compliant mining really that difficult? Why go through all this trouble?
Millions of rubles lost, is it worth it? With such minimal returns.
It seems that Russia is increasing its crackdown on the mining industry.
With more people involved, everything becomes less discreet. Seven people crashing at once is just outrageous.
This is good news; the electricity department will probably need to strengthen internal audits in the future.
It's all for money... tampering with meters is really the ultimate move.
Millions of rubles just gone like that, non-compliance has no way out.
Russia enforces strict regulations, but what about our country?
Actually, I've heard of people using this trick for a long time, but I didn't expect them to actually catch someone.
This method of tampering with meters to steal electricity... I have to say it's still too primitive, and ultimately cannot escape the law.
Is compliant mining really that difficult? Do we have to take this crooked path?
Tampering with the meter... is really ruthless. Internal spies are truly the biggest vulnerability.
Millions of rubles lost, is it worth it, everyone? Just this little profit.
How difficult is compliant mining? You have to take risks and involve power grid employees—typical self-destructive behavior.
This incident tells us that the government is quite serious about enforcement. Don't think you can hide behind relationships.