Password Forgotten for 11 Years, Rs 25 Crore Bitcoin Wallet Cracked
In an astonishing turn of events, a security researcher has successfully cracked a long-lost password, recovering over Rs 25 crore worth of Bitcoin that had been inaccessible for 11 years. This incredible feat was achieved by electrical engineer Joe Grand, also known by his handle 'Kingpin,' who was hired to hack into an encrypted file containing 43.6 BTC, locked away since 2013. The saga began over a decade ago when the wallet's owner, choosing to remain anonymous, used a random password generator called Roboform to create a highly secure 20-character password. This password, consisting of upper and lower case letters and numbers, was stored in a text file that was subsequently encrypted. Unfortunately, the encrypted part of the owner's computer became corrupted, resulting in the loss of the password. At the time, the value of Bitcoin in the wallet was a few thousand euros—painful to lose, but not catastrophic. However, as Bitcoin's value soared over the next d...
