Russian Scientists Arrested

Source: bbc.com

Several nuclear scientists were arrested for allegedly mining cryptocurrencies using one of Russia's most powerful supercomputers. They were employed at a nuclear warhead facility in Sarov where the first nuclear bomb was produced.

Source: bbc.com

The computer was not suppose to be connected to the internet for security reasons. When the scientists attempted to connect it to the internet, the nuclear center's security department was alerted. The supercomputer has a capacity of 1 petaflop or 1,000 trillion calculations per second.

The scientist were turned over to the Federal Security Service and according to Interfax news agency, a criminal case has been launched against them.