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Cracking the code: How researchers recovered millions from a decade-old, password-protected crypto wallet

A lost password proved to be a blessing in disguise
Finding the flaw: A cryptocurrency holder reached out to renowned hacker Joe Grand about two years ago for help in regaining access to an encrypted digital wallet on his computer reportedly containing about $2 million worth of Bitcoin. Grand turned down the offer. You see, Grand specializes in hardware skills and Michael stored his crypto in a software based wallet.
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Ethical hackers show how to open millions of hotel keycard locks

Any NFC-enabled Android phone could forge a master key for every room in a hotel
In a nutshell: Over three million hotel room locks in 13,000 buildings in 131 countries are vulnerable to an exploit that lets attackers forge master keys for any door. Although the manufacturer of the affected locks is rolling out a fix, it's unclear when or if every impacted hotel will upgrade its systems.
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If you teach a chatbot how to read ASCII art, it will teach you how to make a bomb

In context: Most, if not all, large language models censor responses when users ask for things considered dangerous, unethical, or illegal. Good luck getting Bing to tell you how to cook your company's books or crystal meth. Developers block the chatbot from fulfilling these queries, but that hasn't stopped people from figuring out workarounds.