Police in Perak, Malaysia, detained two local men to assist an investigation after discovering a site in Seri Iskandar suspected of using illegal power connections for Bitcoin mining, according to Techub News. The operation was carried out jointly with national utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad, or TNB. Officers seized 30 Bitcoin mining machines at the location, along with a router, a network switch, and a roll of electrical wire. The case is being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code and Section 37(1) of the Electricity Supply Act 1990. No further details on the suspects or the scale of the alleged power theft were disclosed in the source report.
Police in Perak, Malaysia, found a site in Seri Iskandar suspected of using an illegal electricity connection for Bitcoin mining and detained two local men to assist the investigation, according to Techub News.
The raid was conducted jointly by police and national utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). Authorities seized 30 Bitcoin mining machines, a router, a network switch, and a roll of wire at the scene.
The case is being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code and Section 37(1) of the Electricity Supply Act 1990.
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