irradiated@radiation.partyMB to TechNews@radiation.party · 1 year ago

[WIRED] They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got Weird

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[WIRED] They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got Weird

irradiated@radiation.partyMB to TechNews@radiation.party · 1 year ago

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They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got Weird

Stefan Thomas lost the password to an encrypted USB drive holding 7,002 bitcoins. One team of hackers believes they can unlock it—if they can get Thomas to let them.

[ sourced from Wired ]

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1 year ago

the process had taken only 200 trillion tries.

Thats fast.