Those illegal mining farms are really wild; hiding thousands of machines in abandoned factories, and the electricity costs could get you five years in prison.

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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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