An explosion in a Malaysian city has revealed an illegal bitcoin mining operation

According to Decrypt, an explosion in the Malaysian city of Bandar Puncak Alam has uncovered an illegal bitcoin mining operation, marking another cryptocurrency-related electricity theft in the country.
At 11:41 a.m. on Tuesday, smoke and flames billowed from the house involved, and local residents made distress calls. After the fire was extinguished at 4:45 p.m., investigators discovered a sophisticated illegal device: nine bitcoin mining machines, blowers, and a D-link router, all connected to an unauthorized power source.
In Malaysia, while bitcoin mining itself is not illegal, tampering with electricity supply lines is a crime under Section 37 of the Electricity Supply Act, punishable by a fine of up to 100,000 Malaysian ringgit (US $23,700) and up to five years in prison.