illegal mining

Ukrainian Law Enforcement Raids Illegal Mining Farm With GPUs, PlayStations

The miners reportedly used the electricity of the local power provider.

News  ·  9 July 2021

Iran Enlists Its Intelligence Agency to Crack Down on Illegal Crypto Mining

The Iranian government is attempting to trace illegal crypto-mining operations to reduce the strain on the country’s electricity supply.

News  ·  21 May 2021
Russia

This Russian County’s Website Was Hacked to Mine Cryptocurrency

A Russian county website was hijacked, redirecting visitors to a cryptocurrency mining malware site.

Markets  ·  11 June 2018
Mining

Crimean Government Employees Fined for Mining Bitcoins at Work

Two former Crimean government employees were fined 30,000 rubles each for using official resources to mine bitcoin.

Markets  ·  26 March 2018