Police find bitcoin mine using stolen electricity in West Midlands
by Jasper Jolly from Technology | The Guardian on (#5JCNE)
Officers expected to discover a cannabis farm when they raided building on industrial estate
Police have discovered a cryptocurrency operation that used stolen electricity to mine bitcoin in the West Midlands.
Officers from West Midlands police raided a building in an industrial estate on 18 May expecting to find a cannabis farm, but instead stumbled upon the cryptocurrency scheme. No arrests have been made.
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