深潮TechFlow|Sep 30, 2026 11:25
[Two Men Arrested for Illegal Electricity Theft in Mining, Police Seize 30 Bitcoin Mining Machines]
Deep Tide TechFlow reports that on September 30, according to *The Star*, police in the central region of Perak, in collaboration with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), conducted an operation in Seri Iskandar to dismantle an illegal cryptocurrency mining site and arrested two local men. The suspects were accused of illegally connecting power lines to supply electricity to Bitcoin mining machines. On-site, police seized 30 Bitcoin mining machines, routers, desktop switches, and a roll of electrical wires. The case is being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code and Section 37(1) of the Electricity Supply Act 1990. Police emphasized that electricity theft for mining is not only illegal but can also cause significant losses to power companies and pose fire hazards.
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