Malaysia has seized over 75,000 crypto mining rigs and arrested 629 people since 2022 in a crackdown on illegal miners stealing electricity from the grid.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — More than 75,000 cryptocurrency mining machines have been seized in over 3,000 raids nationwide between 2022 and May this year, Deputy Home Minister Datuk...

More than 3,000 raids since 2022 have led to 629 arrests, as authorities target miners siphoning electricity from the national grid.