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Jacob Grier
Jacob Grier

@Jake · May 30, 2024

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Story of a guy who came out ahead by losing the password to his Bitcoin wallet, then taking years to find a hacker to crack the code long after the crypto went up in value.

How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet

How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet

Thanks to a flaw in a decade-old version of the RoboForm password manager and a bit of luck, researchers were able to unearth the password to a crypto wallet containing a fortune.

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