John McAfee’s ‘unhackable’ Bitcoin wallet (allegedly) got hacked

John McAfee’s ‘unhackable’ Bitcoin wallet (allegedly) got hacked
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2018-8-3 01:28

John McAfee threw down the gauntlet last week when claiming his newly-created Bitcoin wallet, Bitfi, was “unhackable. ” It took security researchers less than a week to hack it. As of yesterday, a Dutch security researcher known as “OverSoft” claimed to have root access to McAfee’s unhackable wallet.

In a tweet, the researcher(s) said: Short update without going into too much detail about BitFi: We have root access, a patched firmware and can confirm the BitFi wallet still connect[s] happily to the dashboard. There are NO checks in place to prevent that like claimed by BitFi. BitFi didn’t immediately respond, but…

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John McAfee’s ‘unhackable’ cryptocurrency wallet has been hacked (again)

Remember John McAfee’s supposedly “unhackable” cryptocurrency wallet? It appears a group of researchers is about to prove the once-lauded antivirus pioneer wrong. After cracking the so-called Bitfi wallet to play legendary game DOOM on it, today the researchers were able to successfully send signed transactions with the device – that is despite the “security” mechanisms Bitfi has in place to prevent attackers from doing that.

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Unhackable? McAfee Hardware Wallet Uses Parts From ‘Cheap’ Smartphones

John McAfee and cryptocurrency hardware manufacturer Bitfi are facing heavy criticism after photos of the pair’s new wallet appeared online. ‘No Sign Of A Secure Element’ The Bitfi hardware wallet, which creators claim is “unhackable,” in fact runs off a standard motherboard common in “cheap” smartphones, social media users claim.

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Макафи пообещал $100 тысяч за взлом “невзламываемого” криптокошелька

Шотландско-американский программист Джон Макафи (John McAfee) пообещал $100 тысяч за взлом “невзлавымаемого” криптокошелька BitFi Wallet. Он предлагает желающим воспользоваться такой возможностью зарегистрироваться как хакерам, чтобы получить устройство с 50 ВТС.

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Джон Макафи заплатит $100 тысяч любому, кто сможет взломать кошелек Bitfi

Джон Макафи один из тех людей, кто предпочитает словам дело, сообщает The Next Web. Так вчера он сообщил в своем твиттере, что готов заплатить $100 тысяч тому, кто сможет взломать его «неуязвимый» кошелёк Bitfi.

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Джон Макафи: я заплачу взломщику моего криптокошелька $100 тысяч

Криптоветеран и основатель MGT Capital Investments Джон Макафи заплатит $100 тысяч любому, кто сможет взломать разработанный им кошелек Bitfi. For all you naysayers who claim that “nothing is unhackable” & who don’t believe that my Bitfi wallet is truly the world’s first unhackable device, a $100,000 bounty goes to anyone who can hack it. Money […]

2018-7-25 18:41


Bitfi launching open source crypto wallet and 1st hardware wallet for Monero

Bitfi, a global payments technology company working to enable businesses and consumers to participate in the digital currency economy, today announced Bitfi Knox Wallet – the first unhackable, open source hardware wallet with an accompanying dashboard that features wireless setup and support for many popular cryptocurrencies and crypto assets, including Monero, a fully decentralized private cryptocurrency that has previously never had a hardware wallet solution.

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