Illegal Bitcoin Mining Operation Exposed After Fire Erupts in Malaysian Home | by Chaudhary | The Capital | Feb, 2025
Malaysia was rocked by an unexpected discovery on Tuesday when an explosion and billowing smoke from a house along Lorong Cekara Purnama, Bandar Puncak Alam, led authorities to uncover an illegal bitcoin mining operation.
The latest development comes as the Southeast Asian country continues to battle unauthorized crypto mining, which has caused significant financial losses and strains on the country’s power infrastructure.
Sungai Buloh district police chief, Superintendent Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor, revealed that 14 volunteer firefighters from Saujana Utama and Bestari Jaya were dispatched after a local woman reported the incident to the Sungai Buloh district police headquarters at 11:41 a.m. on February 11th.
Upon arrival, both firefighters and patrolling police officers had to forcibly enter the unoccupied house, where they found the fire originating from a room filled with modified electrical circuits. They had been illegally connected to the power grid and had short-circuited, which caused the blaze.
After extinguishing the fire on the evening of Tuesday, a joint investigation by the police and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) personnel revealed…
