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30 Bitcoin miners detained in Malaysia electricity theft: Security incident

Malaysian police have detained two men and seized 30 Bitcoin mining machines after uncovering an operation in Seri Iskandar that allegedly used an illegal electricity connection.on. According to Perak Tengah district police chief Supt Hafezul Helmi Hamzah, the district’s Criminal…

StatusUnder review
Reported lossUnavailable
ChainBitcoin
Confidence55%

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First seen: 2026-09-30T11:53:17.000Z. Last updated: 2026-09-30T12:59:49.283Z. Revision: 1.