Bitcoin miner in Kyiv region suspected of stealing electricity worth 1.1 million hryvnias

Employees of \”DTEK Kyiv Regional Electric Grids\” discovered an illegally connected cryptocurrency mining farm in a forest south of Kyiv. UNIAN reports, citing the company’s press service.

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During an inspection of the transformer substation at a closed agricultural enterprise, specialists checked the adjacent security building.

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\”A buried cable was connected to the power transformer, bearing a fairly heavy load,\” the statement said.

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Following the cable route, the staff uncovered a tarpaulin-covered, branch-camouflaged dugout; inside lay a cryptocurrency mining farm.

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They prepared a bill for electricity theft totaling 1.1 million hryvnias (about $40,900).

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Earlier in December, the Security Service of Ukraine uncovered an underground mining farm in Kyiv region, whose owners allegedly stole electricity worth 3.5 million hryvnias (over $128,000).

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