Malaysian authorities smashed 1.069 computers to extract cryptocurrencies with a roller coaster because their owners stole $ 2 million worth of electricity.
In the state of Sarawak, Malaysia, authorities destroyed 1.069 cryptocurrency mining machines by smashing them with a roller coaster. According to a publication in the Malaysian Dayak Daily, computers were confiscated in six raids that took place between February and April 2021.
Sarawak Energy Berhad, the electricity company in the Malaysian state in question, accuses the owners of the machines of stealing electricity for their operations. According to allegations, the power theft totaled 8,8 million of the local currency, roughly equivalent to 2 millions US dollars.
Users who want to professionally mine cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, use computers built for this purpose and h procedure usually consumes a huge amount of electricity. So it's no surprise that power theft is commonly reported in places where miners operate.
In Britain, for example, the country's Security Service raided a company that had intense kinetic and thermal activity, thinking it was cannabis cultivation and were found in a mining company with theft of electricity from the country's electricity network.
Her leader policeMalaysia's Hakemal Hawari told Dayak Daily that power theft for mining operations has become so rampant this year, three houses have so far been burnt as a result of illegal power connections.
Watch the roller crush the mining machines in the video below. If you are wondering how much they are worth, we inform you that you see 1,26 million US dollars in material being crushed by a giant machine.
