Why I’m Releasing a Brainwallet Cracker at DEFCON 23
On August 7th I will be giving a talk at DEF CON about cracking brainwallets. As part of that talk, I will be releasing a fast brainwallet cracker. I’m writing this post to provide a little insight as to why I’m giving away a tool that could be used to steal. I also hope that people who are currently using brainwallets will take notice and move to a more secure storage method.
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