An illegal person in Meizhou, Guangdong was caught stealing more than 30,000 kWh of electricity to mine Bitcoin

On the morning of April 27, the reporter learned from the Guangdong Meizhou Fengshun Power Supply Bureau of the Southern Power Grid that when the bureau was conducting an electricity inspection, it found a user in an old house in Fengshun who had privately connected to the power supply line to steal electricity and used high-power equipment to mine Bitcoin. The power supply personnel tracked the criminal who stole electricity by following the line and collected evidence. The results showed that the user stole electricity up to 32,940 degrees, and seized high-power equipment used to mine Bitcoin, and then reported to the police.

Stealing electricity is illegal.

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Source: Meizhou Power Supply