The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) discovered an illegally connected mining farm in the Kharkiv region that consumes hundreds of thousands of hryvnia worth of electricity every month.

The equipment was found in a rented warehouse near Kharkov. According to the SBU, several local residents are involved in the arrangement of the farm.

Law enforcement noted that the attackers were stealing electricity from “industrial volumes” through illegal connection to networks:

“At the same time, the systematic overloading of utility networks can lead to large-scale disruptions to the power supply of residential facilities and critical infrastructure in front areas.”

The SBU announced a pre-trial investigation.

Earlier, a fraudulent scheme appeared in Kiev to collect money from victims under the guise of investing in mining farms.

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