Bitcoin trader recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after getting 'stoned' and losing wallet password 11 years ago — bot tried 3.5 trillion passwords before decrypting an old wallet backup
Summary
Tom's Hardware reports on an incident where Claude AI helped recover a Bitcoin wallet worth about $400k after the owner forgot the password for 11 years. The article describes how Claude analyzed backups and mnemonic data to decrypt an old wallet, aided by a discovered bug in the password config. It discusses broader implications for AI-assisted cryptography and password security.