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Researchers crack 11-year-old password, recover $3 million in bitcoin
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 29 May 2024
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If a vault buried somewhere you don't remember is unearthed by experts decades later, I would argue it isn't yours.
Forgetting the password is more akin to losing the key. You dont forget where the blockchain is.