PASIR GUDANG: The authorities have busted a bitcoin mining syndicate that has been stealing electricity for over a year for its operations at dozens of premises in Johor.
State police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said some 1,746 units of bitcoin mining machines worth RM2.6mil were also seized from 21 premises during a two-day operation with Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) from Feb 15 to 16.
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