An underground mining farm was discovered in Makhachkala 1 500 devices – Bits Media

Law enforcement agencies of Dagestan discovered a large mining farm. Clandestine miners are located in the capital of the republic - Makhachkala. The farm consisted of 1 500 ASIC miners.

As reported by TASS agency, the farm owners mined cryptocurrency not only from помощью собственного оборудования, но и оказывали услуги по размещению устройств, connected them to electricity and ensured the safety of ASIC miners.

“During the activities, illegal operation of mining farms was discovered, seized 1 476 high-performance devices, carrying out the development of digital currency", – the agency quotes the words of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB.

So far, the value of the confiscated equipment is unknown, as well as the volumes of illegally consumed electricity. Law enforcement agencies are currently assessing, а также собирают материалы по статьям УК РФ о незаконном предпринимательстве и причинении имущественного ущерба.

В начале года ФСБ объявила о ликвидации другой крупной фермы в Дагестане, and then it was reported about the seizure 4 343 units of equipment totaling 500 million rubles.