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Man who lost Bitcoin wallet password while high recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after 11-year lockout

The recovery involved 3.5 trillion password attempts

WTF?! It's quite rare that we hear positive stories about AI, but at least one person is thankful for the proliferation of LLMs. A Bitcoin owner who forgot their wallet password 11 years ago just used Claude AI to access their cryptocurrency – all $400,000 worth.

Full story By Rob Thubron, May 15, 2026, 8:16 AM 22 comments

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Security Mobile

FBI warns of fake crypto investment apps that have stolen $42 million in a few months

Too good to be true? It usually is

By Rob Thubron, July 19, 2022, 8:16 AM 8 comments

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Crypto wallet MetaMask warns iCloud users to disable backups after $650,000 phishing scam

Remember that number spoofing does happen

By Rob Thubron, April 19, 2022, 5:17 AM

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The Web Software

Brave browser now has a built-in crypto wallet that supports crypto assets and NFTs

Manage your crypto portfolio without needing a browser extension

By Joao Silva, November 17, 2021, 1:42 PM 7 comments

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Car Tech Tech Culture

iPhones and Apple Watches could soon replace your car keys

Likely arriving in iOS 13.4

By Rob Thubron, February 6, 2020, 5:20 AM 27 comments

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Tech Culture Security

Teenager runs Doom on John McAfee's "unhackable" crypto-wallet

McAfee says it doesn't count as hacking

By Rob Thubron, August 9, 2018, 9:07 AM 12 comments

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Hardware Security

Case is the Bitcoin wallet that mixes security with ease of use

By Shawn Knight, May 5, 2015, 10:15 AM

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Mobile Industry

Google Wallet funds are now FDIC-insured, setting the bar for other mobile payment platforms

By Shawn Knight, April 20, 2015, 5:15 PM

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Industry Mobile

Google taking mobile payments seriously, Wallet app to ship on most Android phones via Softcard deal

By Shawn Knight, February 23, 2015, 2:45 PM

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Apple removes Blockchain, the last remaining Bitcoin wallet app from its App Store

By Himanshu Arora, February 6, 2014, 1:30 PM 9 comments

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Mobile Software

Samsung unveils Passbook rival for tickets and coupons called Wallet

By Jose Vilches, February 27, 2013, 12:00 PM

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Industry Mobile

Square to become payment processor for Starbucks

By Rick Burgess, August 8, 2012, 5:00 PM