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<p>An epic tale worthy of a sci-fi movie unfolded behind the scenes of the crypto world. Ethical hackers literally defied the laws of time to help a man recover his forgotten Bitcoin wallet, worth nearly 3 million dollars.</p>
<h2 id="h-roboform-flaw-a-leap-into-the-past-to-unlock-3-million-in-btc">RoboForm Flaw, a Leap into the Past to Unlock 3 Million in BTC</h2>
<p>In 2013, a certain “Michael” had created a <a href="https://www.cointribune.com/en/bitcoin-and-the-energy-of-denial/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin wallet</a> and generated a highly secure 20-character password using the famous RoboForm software.</p>
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<p>Unfortunately, the backup file had tragically corrupted, making the 43.6 bitcoins held within, worth about 2.96 million at today’s rate, inaccessible.</p>
<p>A decade later, renowned ethical hackers Joe Grand and Bruno managed to <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/bitcoin-lost-wallet-crypto-hack-b2553117.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">achieve the unthinkable</a>: recover this digital treasure by exploiting an old vulnerability in RoboForm’s password generator.</p>
<h2 id="h-a-temporal-boost-for-a-bitcoin-treasure">A Temporal Boost for a Bitcoin Treasure</h2>
<p>After intense research, the experts made a shocking discovery: RoboForm previously linked each <a href="https://www.cointribune.com/securite-crypto-le-guide-complet-pour-une-gestion-optimale-des-mots-de-passe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">password</a> to the exact date and time of creation on the user’s PC. A glaring bug for a tool meant to produce completely random keys, and fatal for Michael’s password in 2013.</p>
<p>Disregarding the apparent laws of time, Grand and Bruno then embarked on a true digital odyssey. By meticulously reproducing the system clock from ten years ago, they were able to regenerate the original key and thus unlock the wallet containing the bitcoins.</p>
<p>Michael, the happily reunited owner, now plans to carefully hold onto his bitcoins until their value reaches the impressive <a href="https://www.cointribune.com/en/bitcoin-at-100000-analysts-shocking-bet-if-the-fed-cuts-rates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">threshold of 100,000 dollars each</a>. A bold wager, mirroring the Herculean efforts expended to save this digital asset.</p>

Hack of the century: A $3 million Bitcoin wallet resurfaced from the depths 10 years later

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