In a rather amusing turn of events, utility engineers, those brave souls tasked with the thankless job of tracing unexplained load spikes, stumbled upon a veritable treasure trove of 95 mining rigs, all snugly wired to a mobile transformer. It seems these enterprising individuals had taken the liberty of illegally tapping into a 10-kilovolt feeder—enough electricity to illuminate an entire village! One can only imagine the delight of the villagers, blissfully unaware that their lights were powered by a couple of chaps in an SUV who sped off like characters in a low-budget heist film before the police could arrive. 🚓💨
According to the local grid operator, Buryatenergo, this is merely the sixth instance of electricity theft for crypto mining they’ve uncovered in 2025. One might wonder if they have a special department dedicated to such shenanigans. They’ve issued a warning that these makeshift connections are destabilizing rural distribution networks, leading to brownouts and the ever-dreaded potential blackouts. Because nothing says “modern living” quite like a surprise blackout, right? 😅
As if that weren’t enough, regional regulations already prohibit mining for most of the winter—specifically from 15 November to 15 March—while only licensed firms are allowed to operate in a select few districts during the rest of the year. It’s almost as if they’re trying to make it difficult for the enterprising spirit to thrive! Who knew that mining Bitcoin could be so… seasonal? ❄️
This crackdown is but a reflection of the nationwide restrictions. Moscow, in its infinite wisdom, barred mining during peak-demand months in Dagestan, Chechnya, and those charming occupied parts of eastern Ukraine last December. Then, in a stroke of bureaucratic genius, they slapped a year-round ban on Irkutsk in April, despite the province being home to BitRiver’s flagship data center, once the darling of ultra-cheap hydroelectric power. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you! 🐟
But wait, there’s more! The illicit activity doesn’t stop at stolen grid power. The security firm Kaspersky recently linked the hacker collective known as the “Librarian Ghouls” to a cryptojacking campaign that hijacked hundreds of Russian PCs through booby-trapped email attachments. They disabled Windows Defender and quietly mined coins between the ungodly hours of 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., all while siphoning passwords for later use. It’s a veritable cat-and-mouse game between Russian authorities and a crypto underground that’s ever so hungry for free energy and quiet profits. One can only hope they’re at least sharing a laugh over their exploits! 😂
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2025-06-14 22:59