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		GrantZvolsky on Feb 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Feds arrest couple, seize $3.6B in hacked Bitcoin ... It wasn't necessarily weakly encrypted. The key may have been compromised, which I find more likely.

YarickR2 on Feb 8, 2022 [–]

Thermorectal cryptanalysis, for sure (relevant xkcd mentions pipe wrench, though)

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