Nuclear scientists in Russia arrested for using supercomputer to mine cryptocurrency

Nuclear scientists in Russia arrested for using supercomputer to mine cryptocurrency

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Employers typically frown upon using company resources for personal gain, and some scientists at a nuclear weapons facility in Russia are finding that out the hard way. Apparently the scientists used a supercomputer at the facility to mine cryptocurrency, and were subsequently arrested, BBC reports.

"There has been an unsanctioned attempt to use computer facilities for private purposes including so-called mining," Tatyana Zalesskaya, head of the Russian Federal Nuclear Centre told Interfax news agency.