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Thieves Steal 600 Powerful Bitcoin-Mining Computers In Iceland (apnews.com)
The Associated Press reports of a Bitcoin heist in Iceland where thieves stole some 600 computers used to "mine" bitcoin and other virtual currencies. "Some 11 people were arrested, including a security guard, in what Icelandic media have dubbed the 'Big Bitcoin Heist,'" reports the Associated Press. From the report: The powerful computers, which have not yet been found, are worth almost $2 million. But if the stolen equipment is used for its original purpose -- to create new bitcoins -- the thieves could turn a massive profit in an untraceable currency without ever selling the items. Three of four burglaries took place in December and a fourth took place in January, but authorities did not make the news public earlier in hopes of tracking down the thieves. Police tracking the stolen computers are monitoring electric consumption across the country in hopes the thieves will show their hand, according to an industry source who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not allowed to speak to the media. Unusually high energy usage might reveal the whereabouts of the illegal bitcoin mine. Authorities this week called on local internet providers, electricians and storage space units to report any unusual requests for power.
Most likely Antminer S9s.
2,000,000 / 600 = 3,333.33...
According to Tom's Hardware, a Geforce GTX 1080 runs between 600 to 1400 dollars. Each. Let's assume two in each machine at an average of 1000 dollars to get some quality gear without going overboard, that's 2000 dollars out of those 3000. Add in mobo, CPU, RAM, a hard drive etc. to have a working computer, which I assume these Bitcoin rigs are, and you quickly approach the 3000 target.
But hey, math and logic doesn't lead to "OMG corruption!" comments, so you just keep doing you.
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The perps stole 600 GPUs. It was only 100 computers that were stolen, apparently each one with 6 GPUs on there. Translated quote: "There were 600 graphics cards, 100 power sources, 100 motherboards, 100 memory discs and 100 CPUs" -- http://www.visir.is/g/20181802...