{"id":36456,"date":"2021-02-15T14:40:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T12:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=36456"},"modified":"2025-08-29T06:26:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T03:26:33","slug":"in-ukraine-mining-farm-operators-stole-mined-cryptocurrency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/in-ukraine-mining-farm-operators-stole-mined-cryptocurrency\/","title":{"rendered":"In Ukraine, mining-farm operators stole mined cryptocurrency"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Security Service of Ukraine in Lviv region has uncovered a scheme to siphon off cryptocurrency by tampering with computer systems and the local power grids, according to the agency’s press service.<\/p>\n

Two local residents allegedly offered installation and maintenance services for mining farms to clients found among their acquaintances.<\/p>\n

After the equipment was installed, the criminals siphoned off the mined cryptocurrency by unauthorized access to users’ online wallets.<\/p>\n

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Source: SBU for Lviv region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

During searches, investigators found nine mining farms and equipment illegally connected to the power grids.<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the Kyiv prosecutor’s office suspected a local resident of fraud and appropriation of bitcoins worth about 3 million hryvnias<\/a> ($111,000).<\/p>\n

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