Sandwell Bitcoin mine found stealing electricity
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#2Now that's some hacker news! On the home page twice!
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#3So the police are getting RTX cards this Christmas and we still aren't :(
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#4"The computer equipment has been seized but no arrests have been made, the force said."
Whoever does get arrested for this, they won't be facing the same charges for intent to supply drugs. I'm not sure on the penalty of stealing electricity, but it's probably a lot less severe.
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#5So the police are getting RTX cards this Christmas and we still aren't :(
Those are ASICs. Mining Bitcoin on an RTX is untenable.
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#6"The computer equipment has been seized but no arrests have been made, the force said." Whoever does get arrested for this, they won't be facing the same charges for intent to supply drugs. I'm not sure on the penalty of stealing electricity, but it's probably a lot less severe.
I don't get your reply? Obviously they're not facing charges for intent to supply drugs because that's not what they did?
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#7"The computer equipment has been seized but no arrests have been made, the force said." Whoever does get arrested for this, they won't be facing the same charges for intent to supply drugs. I'm not sure on the penalty of stealing electricity, but it's probably a lot less severe.
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#8"The computer equipment has been seized but no arrests have been made, the force said." Whoever does get arrested for this, they won't be facing the same charges for intent to supply drugs. I'm not sure on the penalty of stealing electricity, but it's probably a lot less severe.
Can they be forced to give up all of the proceeds from their illegal actiivty?
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#10"Detectives said they were tipped off about lots of people visiting the unit throughout the day and a police drone picked up a lot of heat coming from the building."
Does that imply a drone with infrared capabilities?