Illegal Cryptocurrency Mining Operation Uncovered in Russia

According to PANews, Russian authorities in the Republic of Buryatia discovered an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation during a routine inspection of power lines in the Lake Baikal region. The operation was concealed inside a Kamaz truck, which was drawing electricity from a 10-kilovolt line. The truck contained 95 mining devices and a mobile substation. However, two individuals involved in the operation fled the scene in an SUV before the police arrived. Buryat Energy Company, a subsidiary of Siberian Power Company, reported that there have been six cases of electricity theft related to cryptocurrency mining since the beginning of this year.