Fraudsters stole 15 000 ASIC Mainers under the guise of a proposal from RusHydro – Bits Media

Attackers under the guise of employees of the RusHydro company abducted from above 15 000 ASIC miners. This was reported by representatives of the Russian Association of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain (RAKIB).

Scammers distributed commercial offers, Offering miners to place their equipment at a number of hydroelectric power plants of the company. Proposals were conducted through social networks, including channels in telegram.

RusHydro confirmed the “massive distribution of information” about the possibilities of commercial placement of mining farms. They claim, that these messages are not related to the company and strongly recommend not contacting scammers and not establish any relationship with them.

Fraudsters also use the symbols of the company and email, which is very similar to the official domain of the company. In Rakib, entrepreneurs are called to check the sites before placing mining equipment and apply for help to the Association in case of doubt.

Recently, the U.S. District Court sentenced a man to three years in prison for deception of investors and theft more $2 million using a fraudulent scheme for mining cryptocurrencies. The fraudster promised customers to provide special equipment for mining cryptocurrencies and provide them with hosting services for miners.

Last year, a resident of Kuzbass lost 2.5 Million rubles when trying to buy mining equipment. According to the prosecutor's office of the Kemerovo region, at first 2022 for years the victims of scammers became 1 838 residents of the region. The deceived Kuzbassers lost a total 366,5 million rubles.