Joe Grand, a renowned hardware hacker, successfully unlocked a cryptocurrency wallet containing $3 million in Bitcoin for a European crypto owner who lost access due to a corrupted password file. The wallet’s password, initially created by RoboForm in 2013, became inaccessible, leaving the owner unable to retrieve his Bitcoin fortune. Grand, known for his appearance on “Prototype This!” and previous successes in hacking crypto wallets, faced a challenging task due to the software wallet’s security. Collaborating with a German friend, they reverse-engineered the RoboForm version used, exploiting a flaw in its password generation process that was not entirely random. Despite the difficulty posed by the owner’s inability to remember the exact day the password was created, Grand and his colleague managed to identify the correct time range and access the wallet. The owner, reflecting on the experience, considers the temporary loss a stroke of luck, as the value of his Bitcoin holdings has significantly appreciated. He now awaits the cryptocurrency’s value to reach six figures.
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