Sting operation on bitcoin-mining power theft racket nets 18 suspects

By JOSEPH KAOS Jr

PUTRAJAYA: Eighteen people have been arrested in relation to the bitcoin mining syndicate busted by a joint sting operation involving Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said five more individuals were supposed to be arrested, but were currently Covid-19 positive.

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MACC , Arrests , Bitcoin Mining Syndicate , Azam Baki , Bribes , Tenaga Nasional Berhad , Sting Operation

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