95 rigs, 1 KamAZ truck: How Russian miners built a mobile crypto farm and got busted
Russian miners packed 95 crypto rigs into a KamAZ truck. The scam is now busted, but the case reveals how mobile farms exploit weak energy enforcement in remote areas.
A mobile cryptocurrency mining operation involves installing mining equipment, such as application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) or graphics processing units (GPUs), in portable units like trucks, vans or shipping containers.
Mining equipment can be easily relocated to take advantage of inexpensive or unregulated electricity sources, often in remote or industrial areas. Unlike fixed mining farms, mobile setups avoid detection by frequently moving, bypassing electricity meters or directly accessing power lines. While these operations make it easier for illegal miners to participate, they create significant risks to energy infrastructure.
