Illegal Mining Farm Discovered at UAZ Premises

An illegal cryptocurrency mining farm was discovered in the basement of a subsidiary of the UAZ auto plant. The equipment was found by chance during an investigation into bicycle thefts. The miners spent over a million rubles on electricity at someone else's expense.

Secret Mining Farm

The discovery of illegal activity occurred during a territory inspection related to the investigation of bicycle thefts. Devices used for computing cryptographic hashes and obtaining digital assets were identified on site.

Financial Consequences

The perpetrators connected to the company's power grid, causing significant losses. Electricity costs exceeded one million rubles. These funds were debited from the company's accounts without legal basis.

The incident demonstrates the vulnerability of large industrial enterprises' infrastructure to unauthorized resource usage.