Russian police detained 7 employees of an electricity company, suspected of assisting illegal cryptocurrency mining that caused losses of approximately $129,000

The Russian police have detained 7 employees of "Russian Grids Moscow Region" (Россети Московский регион), who are suspected of assisting in illegal cryptocurrency mining operations within the Moscow region.

The arrested individuals hold positions ranging from ordinary electricians to senior engineers. Investigators claim that these utility company employees provided paid services to illegal mining sites, including artificially lowering electricity meter readings and helping to evade scheduled and unscheduled inspections. According to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the preliminary economic damage caused by these actions is estimated at around 10 million rubles.