In the Altai Republic, an underground mining farm was found in the hospital – Bits Media

IT specialist, in the hospital of the Altai Republic, was detained on suspicion of organizing an underground mining farm in a medical institution.

According to the FSB Office for the region, The damage from the actions of the hospital employee was more 400 000. Altaets placed equipment in the premises, where used to be a hospital for patients COVID-19. The mining farm worked for almost a year.

“The chief specialist in the protection of information of the Republican Hospital was detained. Pre -established, that in February last year, experiencing material difficulties, He decided to master the earnings in the form of BTC cryptocurrency mining, Using a computer at home. Realizing, that personal equipment does not meet the necessary requirements, He decided to transfer him to work ", - said in a statement of law enforcement agencies.

Police and FSB officers conducted searches in the house of the suspect, During which computer equipment and miners for cryptocurrency mining were seized. A criminal case was instituted against Altai. 1 Art. 165 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Causing property damage to the owner", He threatens before 2 years of imprisonment.

Recall, that at the end of June, the organizers of the Mining Hotel in the Irkutsk region stole customer equipment in the amount of 100 million rubles and disappeared.