After the law enforcement agent was hidden, Russia’s former electric -grid executives lost about 7 million (about $ 88,570) in Bitcoin.
According to a report from the investigation committee on Amur Oblast, the person in charge of the technical connection service of the Far East Distribution Company used his knowledge to use the grid using his internal knowledge and to run the mining league in his home.
In 2024, he bypassed the meter and stole 33.5 million (about $ 44,334) to mine about 0.8414 BTC.
In cooperation with the Federal Security Service, the operation was revealed when police officers of major federal investigators in Russia attacked property and controlled digital wallets.
Details of the attack
Based on the report of the AMUR branch of the Far East Distribution Company, the investigator tracked the use of unusual power in the residence of all executives.
They say they have illegally connected with their employer grid facilities and hide their additional loads on the meter. When the agent moved, they found that several mining leagues were installed in a residential building. The machine has already produced about 0.8414 BTC and has reached about 7 million at the time of seizure.
Electric theft and mining
According to the investigator, the person entered the DRSC’s distribution network without permission. He exposed the power line again and avoided regular claims with tricks. Over time, this has been added to more than 33.5 million people for the stolen electricity bill.
With that freedom he was able to mine Bitcoin in a space that looks like another apartment. The press release pointed out that he used his role to approve the fake connection of others and to degrade the electricity.
In addition to the cryptocurrency mining, the police officer learned that he had bribes from local business owners, and he paid to speed up the approval of power -related documents.
Crypto mining requires a lot of energy, and thousands of specialized computers to run almost round the clock. Image: Christinne Muschi/Alamy
Legal obstacles and changes
Cryptocurrency does not have a clear legal status, so in Russia, mining or bitcoin has become difficult. Based on the report, the case went forward because the draft of the law, which was disclosed in April, foretold the law executor to treat Crypto assets as intangible property in criminal cases.
If the bill becomes a law, the court can easily order Bitcoin and other digital tokens. Until then, the investigators have depended on the prevention and prevention laws to confiscate the prevention and prevention laws to confiscate the encryption, as the investigators have banned $ 8.2 million in encryption or seized 1,032 BTCs (approximately $ 88.5 million in today’s interest rates).
Russian wider crackdown
This arrest is just one of the more efforts for Russia to prevent illegal encryption activities. Over the past year, Russian authorities have been chasing people who steal electricity for mining using internal rich traders and hacks hiding behind the Darknet market, encryption trading.
Based on the report, the federal agency believes that tapping the grid for free power has become a common trick in the local miners, especially in weakerly remote areas.
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