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Bitcoin-linked heist: thieves stolen 600 powerful computers in Iceland

Thieves steal 600 powerful computers in a huge heist in Iceland with the intent to use them for mining Bitcoin. Police have arrested 11 people, including a security guard. The thieves have stolen 600 graphics cards, 100 processors, 100 power supplies, 100 motherboards and 100 sets of computer memory to use in the proficuous activity. The stolen computers are worth almost $2 million, the thieves have not yet been found. Police are monitoring electric consumption across Iceland in case they turn on their computers. Authorities are also tracking energy consumption across the country in case the thieves don’t take measure to avoid being tracked.”]

Source: http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/69805/security/600-powerful-computers.html

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