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> If it was not hacked then I believe the implication is that the key was cracked. Is anyone here willing to say they believe the key was cracked? Seems extre

by tome 5y ago

> If it was not hacked then I believe the implication is that the key was cracked. Is anyone here willing to say they believe the key was cracked? Seems extremely implausible to me.

bredren 5y ago
I’m open to alternatives, though I have felt that the response to this involved the highest level cyber warfare capabilities of the United States. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27156073 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27156073 I would not be surprised to find out the US has this capability.
- tome 5y ago
  I would be surprised if they would reveal themselves as having it for $2.3 million.
  - bredren 5y ago
    See my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27437342 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27437342
paulpauper 5y ago
It can be cracked if the keypair generator process is faulty. Some wallets have been known to be vulnerable due to poor rng implementation
lamontcg 5y ago
Always easier to socially engineer in one way or another than to crack keys.