According to Foresight News and TASS, authorities in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, discovered illegal cryptocurrency mining activities hidden in a Kamaz truck during a routine inspection of power lines in the Baikal region. The truck was stealing electricity that was supposed to supply nearby villages. This marks the sixth case of electricity theft using mining equipment discovered in the Republic of Buryatia since the beginning of this year. Inspectors found 95 mining devices and a mobile substation inside the truck. Two individuals involved in the operation fled the scene in an SUV before the police arrived.