Microsoft raises security concerns over "Chinese" Bitcoin mining company. Although, later in the article it's explained that the enterprise has an "opaque web of ownership" and is only "linked" to at least one Chinese company. The only potential attack vector stated is the ability to cause a power disruption.
Legit concerns or a witch hunt? Judge yourself.
Chinese Bitcoin mine in Wyoming sparks security fears over proximity to nuclear missile base and Microsoft data center - as defense experts warn of threat to power grid from similar operations across the UShttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12627791/Chinese-Bitcoin-Wyoming-Cheyenne-energy-security.htmlA China-linked Bitcoin mine in Wyoming is drawing security concerns due to its close proximity to a Microsoft data center and an Air Force base that controls nuclear missiles.
In a confidential August 2022 report to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, Microsoft warned that the mine could allow the Chinese to 'pursue full-spectrum intelligence collection operations,' the New York Times reported on Friday.
The Bitcoin operation, which has an opaque web of ownership but is linked to at least one Chinese company, is directly across the street from a secure Microsoft data center that supports the Pentagon, and about a mile away from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, home to the 90th Missile Wing.
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