Beware of illegal cryptocurrency mining operations

Helping out: Comm Mior Faridala­th­rash (right) handing over a flood relief box to a policeman affected by the recent floods as state deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Azizi Mat Aris (left) looks on.

IPOH: Premises suspected to be running illegal cryptocurrency mining operations and stealing electricity should be reported to the police, says Perak police chief Comm Datuk Mior Wahid Faridalathrash.

These mining operations could usually be identified by the exhaust fan installed at the back of the building, he said.