How Was the Forgotten Password of the USB Memory Containing 7.5 Billion Liras of Bitcoin Cracked? We Explain in All Details!
Would you like to learn how
#StefanThomas lost the password to his USB stick containing 7,002 Bitcoins and how hackers managed to crack this password?
We use a variety of methods to ensure the security of digital assets, but sometimes these methods can backfire. This is exactly what happened to Stefan Thomas!
Thomas lost the password to his USB stick containing millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin, putting him in a difficult situation.
Stefan Thomas had lost the password to an encrypted USB drive containing 7,002
#Bitcoins . In late September, a hacker who wanted to be called Tom Smith sent Thomas a meaningless message saying "query voltage again."
The message was proof that they had managed to crack the password of the
#USB stick on Thomas' IronKey S200 model.
Smith and the Unciphered team had developed a secret method to decrypt Thomas' USB stick.
IronKey memories were designed to permanently erase their contents after 10 wrong guesses, but the Unciphered team was able to bypass this security measure and crack the password.
The Unciphered team worked for nearly eight months to develop the ability to crack Thomas's USB drive.
In the process, they scanned the USB memory to find IronKey's vulnerabilities and used various methods to decipher the cryptographic structures inside.
The team realized that IronKey's manufacturer had left some security vulnerabilities, and they began to decrypt the password using these vulnerabilities.
Using a precision laser cutting tool and chemical solutions, they were able to open the chip carrying the cryptographic secrets inside the USB memory.
The Unciphered team has successfully completed all the steps required to crack the password of Thomas' USB memory stick. But Thomas didn't want to accept the help.
Thomas, who had already made deals with two other cracking teams, politely declined the Unciphered team's offer.
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