15 October 2026
A Man Caught Red Handed Over Illegal ETH Mining At Airport
A 41-year-old man from Italy was caught by airport officials at Lamezia Terme International located in the southwest region of Calabria for illegally mining Ethereum (ETH).
The ETH miner was in charge of managing computer systems at Lamezia used to work for Sacal SpA, the company that is responsible for maintaining the airport. As per the report, the man was successful in installing malware and exploited Sacal’s IT infrastructure to mine the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap and allegedly compromised the airport’s security infrastructure.
Authorities shared a statement that the employee at the airport was illegally mining ETH:
…without having to bear the costs of the electricity necessary for the 24-hour operation of the equipment, exploiting the connection of the Sacal plants and compromising airport IT security.
After finding out irregularity in the control room systems, other Sacal technicians immediately informed the border police and they investigated along with the help of the airport authorities. The investigation revealed a stealth mining operation, located in two separate control rooms. The employee used five powerful Ethereum mining rigs for mining.
The local police track down IP addresses in connection with Ethereum mining equipment that allowed the officials to locate the mining pool that was used by the employee who was working at the airport.
The report says that the airport technician was caught red-handed because of cameras that were installed in the control rooms. Currently, there are no details regarding the technician earning through the mining activity, nor does he have any accomplices.
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