Bitcoin: 600 mining servers stolen in iceland
It seems that the fever of digital currency mining Bitcoin is still spreading to the extent to which it turned into a crime. authorities in Iceland have detained 11 people in what local media call the "Big Bitcoin Heist", as reports from the state of Iceland to the theft of a large number of devices that can be used in this process.
According to the Associated Press, the number of thefts reached four in one of the data storage and processing centers in the State of Iceland, and it involves more than 600 servers and hundreds of processors and graphical segments and other electronic equipment, which can be used in the mining of digital currency bitcoin.
The thefts between December 2017 and January 2018 resulted in large losses of $ 2 million. Although 11 people were arrested, The stolen devices were not recovered. Iceland is considered an appropriate environment for mining virtual currencies, Due to the cold weather, which helps In cooling servers during the process and thus low power consumption as well.
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