ALOR SETAR, July 17 — Electricity theft linked to illegal bitcoin mining activities has caused RM4.8 billion in losses from 2018 to June this year, said Deputy Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Akmal Nasir.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — An explosion and smoke from a house along Lorong Cekara Purnama in Bandar Puncak Alam led to the discovery of an illegal mining setup yesterday.

SEPANG, Aug 17 — Seven individuals were arrested on suspicion of being involved in bitcoin mining activities during a Special Ops in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi and Taman Putra Perdana on Thursday (August 15).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — The country has lost RM3.4 billion from 2018 due to the theft of electricity for cryptocurrency (bitcoin) mining, said Deputy Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) may have saved as much as RM2 billion in revenue by cooperating with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in its Ops Power operations against bitcoin mining activities, first implemented two years ago.

BATU PAHAT, Sept 13 — Police seized equipment worth about RM204,000 when they raided two premises used for illegal bitcoin mining in Jalan Budi Utara, Taman Wawasan, near here, yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, June 14 — Loud noises at a house in Taman Putra Prima, Sepang, near here yesterday led to the discovery of an alleged Bitcoin mining centre at the premises.

KLANG, May 30 — Twelve men, including an Indonesian, were arrested in nine raids around here on May 26 and May 27, in connection with a Bitcoin mining machine theft case involving a loss of hundreds of thousands of ringgit.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Police arrested 13 individuals in 13 raids on suspicion of being involved in the smuggling of contraband, fireworks and bitcoin mining around the Klang Valley in ‘Op Kontraban’ starting April 5 with the seizures worth almost RM10.1 million.

ROMPIN, Feb 17 — The crime of illegal bitcoin mining showed a drastic increase last year with 570 investigation papers opened, 528 people arrested and RM54 million worth of equipment and items seized.