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We also approach victims we discover on-chain," ZachXBT toldBleepingComputer.

you could think of those as encrypted folders where all the passwords are stored.

Bitcoin

That doesnt mean that the attackers cant try and brute-force their way in, using specialized hardware and software.

And thats exactly what the researchers suspect the attackers did.

ViaBleepingComputer

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