$2,000,000 in Mining Gear Stolen In Iceland

[Johan45]

The thefts, which occured between late December and early January, were reportedly captured on surveillance cameras by Advania, the server company hit by two of the three thefts. (The graphics cards, processors and so on were allegedly stolen from a home.) Advania had been offering its customers access to bitcoin-mining rigs, and it sounds like those were the type that were stolen. The Associated Press reports that the stolen computers are worth nearly $2 million.

Full article here
https://www.cnet.com/news/iceland-big-bitcoin-heist-cryptocurrency-mining-computers/

 

[AZN]

what happen to the days of car stereos? even thieves want in on the bitcoin action.

 

[deathman20]

what happen to the days of car stereos? even thieves want in on the bitcoin action.

Probably very easy to sell the cards especially in this day and age even if its at a slightly reduced price and in large quantities... other miners would probably eat them up. Quick return on profit... if they didn't get caught that is.