Mysterious Hack Destroyed 600,000 Internet Routers

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If you have a crypto wallet containing a fortune but forgot the password, all may not be lost. This week, a pair of researchers revealed how they cracked an 11-year-old password to a crypto wallet containing roughly $3 million in bitcoins. With a lot of skill and a bit of luck, the researchers uncovered a flaw in how a previous version of the RoboForm password manager generates passwords that allowed them to accurately figure out the missing login and access the buried treasure.

“The routers now just sit there with a steady red light on the front,” a user wrote on the DSLReports forum. “They won't even respond to a RESET.

 

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