A mining farm was discovered in a dugout in the Kyiv region – Bits Media

During an inspection of the substation, electricians from DTEK Kyiv Regional Electric Grids discovered an illegal connection for cryptocurrency mining. According to DTEK, miner stole electricity from $41 000.

The company's electricians inspected the transformer substation at one of the idle agricultural enterprises in the Kiev region. DTEK specialists were attracted to the security building, installed near the substation. Approaching it, they saw a poorly hidden cable, which was connected directly to the terminals of the power transformer. Experts have determined, that a sufficiently powerful load is connected through the cable.

Electricians followed the cable route and discovered a dugout, camouflaged with tarpaulin and branches. Cryptocurrency mining devices were installed inside the hut.

“As a result - an act of violation and a million-dollar bill, which the cryptominer must pay", - leads
UNIAN agency words from representatives of DTEK Kyiv Regional Electric Grids.

At the beginning of the month, Ukrainian law enforcement authorities discovered
large mining farm. A farm with an illegal connection to the power grid was organized by three residents of Kyiv. They rented a hangar in the Buchansky district, where the ASIC miners were located, and their total cost exceeded $220,000.