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They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got Weird

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Oct. 24, 2023, 10 a.m. | Andy Greenberg

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Stefan Thomas lost the password to an encrypted USB drive holding 7,002 bitcoins. One team of hackers believes they can unlock it—if they can get Thomas to let them.

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