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sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days ago

Claude helps man recover $400,000 in BTC 11 years after he got high and forgot password

www.dexerto.com

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Claude helps man recover $400,000 in BTC 11 years after he got high and forgot password

www.dexerto.com

sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days ago
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AI helps man recover $400,000 in Bitcoin 11 years after he got high and forgot password - Dexerto
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A Bitcoin holder has gone viral after claiming he recovered around $400,000 in BTC from a wallet that had been locked for more than a decade.
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  • [object Object]@sh.itjust.works
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    Rather than simply guessing the password, Claude helped dig through the old files and identify an older wallet.dat file that appeared to predate the password change. The user also reportedly had an old mnemonic phrase, which helped unlock the wallet once the correct file was found.

    The password, as later revealed in the post, was: “lol420fuckthePOLICE!*:)”

    • gurty@lemmy.world
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      What a password. I’d love to see his xbox live username.

      • Elvith Ma'for@feddit.org
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        Probably XxX360NoScope420fuckthePOLICEXxX

        • jaybone@lemmy.zip
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          That guy said he fucked my mom.

      • Pommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.org
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        It’s a great password.

        • too long to bruteforce
        • too many variations for a dictionary attack
        • satisfies all character requirements
        • easy to remember
        • easy to type
        • discourages revealing it to anyone even under pressure
    • gedfromgont@piefed.ca
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      The man was well ahead of his time.

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    Seems pretty dicey to let an AI anywhere near your wallet.dat

  • diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world
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    The guy searching through the dump wants to know your location

  • Pope-King Joe@lemmy.world
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    I bet it was “hunter2”.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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      “*******” is a weird password. Aren’t there supposed to be letters and numbers ?

      • Pope-King Joe@lemmy.world
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        Lemmy hides it for us. It’s pretty sweet.

    • Rioting Pacifist@lemmy.world
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      All I see is “lol420fuckthePOLICE” does Lemmy automatically hide passwords or something?

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      The password, as later revealed in the post, was: “lol420fuckthePOLICE!*:)”

      In the article.

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        10 days ago

        hunter2

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