Russian police take 2 into custody for illegal cryptocurrency mining

Another case of illegal cryptocurrency mining surfaces in Russia as police nab two unnamed Russian nationals for allegedly infecting state-controlled computers and using them for mining crypto. Russia has seen a fair share of cases involving unwarranted cryptocurrency mining. In October, a Russian nuclear scientist misused his workplace resources to mine crypto and costing the institute damages worth over fifteen thousand US dollars ($15,605). Moreover, last year, the Russian police uncovered a massive illegal cryptocurrency mining farm which had set up over six thousand pieces of mining equipment in an unused rubber factory. Russia is not new to illicit crypto