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on Thursday September 22 2016, @10:42PM
from the we'll-get-you-for-something dept.
from the we'll-get-you-for-something dept.
At phys.org:
Prosecutors in the Netherlands are seeking prison sentences for two brothers who they say used stolen electricity to power computers they used to mine bitcoins worth an estimated 200,000 euros ($223,500).
Prosecutors said in a statement Wednesday that powerful computers used to "mine" the electronic currency were found in a building in the port city of Rotterdam that belonged to one of the brothers and also was used as a cannabis nursery.
Equipment in the nursery and the computers were running on illegally tapped electricity when they were discovered in 2014.
Also at AP.org.
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(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 23 2016, @04:57AM
I know I have been reading Slashdot too much over the years. I remember when you posted this there.. 5... 10 years ago? I love the story and I recall it whenever I look at a meter.
(Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Friday September 23 2016, @04:38PM
Ha! I forgot I posted that there. Glad I passed along the knowledge.