IPOH Men Nabbed for Illicit Cryptocurrency Mining Operation
IPOH police have cracked down on an illicit cryptocurrency mining operation in Seri Iskandar, detaining two local men for allegedly stealing electricity to power their Bitcoin mining activities.
The operation was carried out by the district's police Criminal Investigation Division in collaboration with Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB).
Supt Hafezul Helmi Hamzah said that during the investigation, 30 Bitcoin mining machines, an Internet router, a desktop switch, and a coil of electrical wire were seized.