Joe Grand, Famous Hacker, Opens Satoshi Era Bitcoin Wallet Worth IDR 48 Billion

JAKARTA - Joe Grand, a hardware hacker known for his nickname 'Kingpin,' has achieved an achievement that has caught the attention of many people. He managed to open a long-locked Bitcoin wallet, which contains a digital treasure worth US$3 million (around Rp48 billion). This story is not only about technical success, but also about extraordinary persistence and fortune.

According to U.Today's information, the wallet owner, a crypto investor from Europe, has lost access to his wealth because encrypted files that store passwords are broken. After years of loss of hope, he finally found a solution with Grand capabilities. Together with a friend from Germany, Grand engineered the RoboForm version used to generate lost passwords, a process that requires in-depth expertise and knowledge of crypto security.

This story became even more interesting when it was discovered that Grand and colleagues managed to find a loophole in the RoboForm version, which makes the password creation process not completely random. With this discovery, they can predict the resulting passwords on a given day, paving the way for access recovery to valuable Bitcoin wallets.

However, the challenge doesn't stop there. The wallet owner could not remember the exact day the password was created, which added to the difficulties in the recovery process. However, with perseverance and expertise, Grand and his colleagues managed to determine the right time span and finally opened the wallet.

The wallet owner, although initially feeling hopeless, is now looking at the positive side. The increase in the value of Bitcoin over the years has made it even more valuable. He is looking forward to when this crypto asset reaches six digits.

This story is not only about recovering lost digital assets, but also about the importance of security in the crypto world. Grand, which has previously successfully accessed Trezor's hardware wallet and restored passwords, shows that with the right expertise, even the biggest challenges can be overcome.