From BBC
The suspects had tried to use one of Russia's most powerful supercomputers to mine Bitcoins, media reports say.Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43003740The Federal Nuclear Centre in Sarov, western Russia, is a restricted area.
The centre's press service said: "There has been an unsanctioned attempt to use computer facilities for private purposes including so-called mining."
The supercomputer was not supposed to be connected to the internet - to prevent intrusion - and once the scientists attempted to do so, the nuclear centre's security department was alerted. They were handed over to the Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian news service Mash says.
"As far as we are aware, a criminal case has been launched against them," the press service told Interfax news agency.
Crypto-currencies like Bitcoin do not rely on centralised computer servers. People who provide computer processing power to the crypto-currency system, to enable transactions to take place, can get rewards in Bitcoins.
I suspect that the word Bitcoin here is being used as a generic place holder for cryptocurrency. I mean yeah it's a super computer but it mining Bitcoin would not be the most optimal use of it's power. I think they were trying to mine Monero.
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I think you're right about Monero. Most shady activity is carried out with Monero due to obvious reasons ;)
Guys wanted to mint millions ....hehehe
Make Bitcoin, Not War! was probably the motto of these guys
Good Post! Anyone who thinks crypto is going away is out of their minds. Crypto is here to stay and you have the chance to be on the front line!
great job brother
Hilarious
Spread love and bitcoin instead of hatred :v
This is what happens when you go to worm and all you can think of is crypto. :)
And thats the last time anybody ever saw them....
Nice try lol :-D
This should become a trend. The world be be a much safer place if all the Einsteins building bombs instead used their brains to mine Bitcoin.
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