According to Bits media, a secret illegal cryptocurrency mining farm was discovered within the territory of an abandoned industrial enterprise in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, involving 10,000 mining devices.


The farm was jointly raided by the Federal Security Service (FSB), police, and the electricity department.
The power company estimates that the electricity theft caused losses of nearly 1 billion rubles (about 11 million USD), and the energy consumed was enough to supply lighting for a small city.
Currently, three suspects involved have been arrested and may face up to 5 years in prison.
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GateUser-7cb48814
· 3h ago
Abandoned factory turned into a mine, the site selection is quite creative
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GateUser-917390d5
· 3h ago
Five years in prison for $11 million—can't even keep track of the amount.
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ThereIsAChainInTheReflection.
· 3h ago
Lighting electricity consumption in small cities, this scale is indeed outrageous
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NeonVortexTunnel
· 3h ago
FSB intervenes, professional match
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MoonlightLiquidationLine
· 3h ago
10k mining machines stealing electricity worth 1 billion rubles—how do they settle this electricity bill?
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