Whitehat Hackers Crack Wallet, Recover 63 BTC After 11 Years
Michael lost 43.6 BTC in 2013 after forgetting a RoboForm password. 11 years later, two hackers cracked the code and recovered his $3M fortune.
HODLers for life. For those who bought brilliantly into crypto before the world caught on — only to lose their passwords, PINs, seed phrases… and eventually, the plot. Eternal HODLers who stay poor, while lessons are learned (by others).
Michael lost 43.6 BTC in 2013 after forgetting a RoboForm password. 11 years later, two hackers cracked the code and recovered his $3M fortune.
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