According to DL News, the state-owned power company Irkutskenergosbyt in Russia's mining hub Irkutsk stated that approximately 8,000 suspected illegal cryptocurrency mining sites have been identified, and the actual number may be even higher. To conceal abnormal electricity usage, some residents explain the sudden spike in electricity bills as "charging electric vehicles," "heating chicken coops," or even claim they are "drying wood in preparation for building a house." The report also mentioned that related equipment has been found hidden in greenhouses, paper mills, forest shrubs, and abandoned gas stations.