In the facilities of the airport in the Italian city of Lamezia-Terme, law enforcement officers discovered illegal Ethereum mining farms (ETH), according to Rai News
The miner turned out to be a 41-year-old specialist of the Sacal company, which operates airports in the province of Calabria. The technician was responsible for the airport hub’s computer infrastructure in the resort city.
According to the postal police, he installed malware and used Sacal’s IT infrastructure to mine cryptocurrency, putting the airport’s cybersecurity at risk.
Company staff, detecting anomalies in the systems’ operation, reported to law enforcement. Police, with the help of the administration, conducted an investigation and found in two technical rooms five Ethereum (ETH) mining rigs connected to the airport’s power supply.
One of the mining rigs found at the airport. Source: Rai News.
During the investigation, police identified IP addresses linked to the management of devices connected to the Ethermine mining pool.
The miner was identified from surveillance footage. According to the report, investigators continue to determine whether he had accomplices. How much the perpetrator earned and the damage caused were not disclosed.
Earlier, energy officials in the Nizhny Novgorod region reported damage of 16 million rubles from illegal mining.
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