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Topic: Is it possible to "Hack" a known bitcoin address? (Read 3892 times)

sr. member
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No, there's no way to hack/unlocked bitcoin wallet/addresses.

But, if you really want to do it, you might find hint for his bitcoin wallet password such as :
1. Password he used on other services.
2. His behavior when make a password.
3. Something that he likes (video games, movie, family, etc.)
4. Looking for paper in his house because some people write down his/her password and keep it secure.
5. Check his PC/smartphone if he uses password manager.

And also sometimes some people has the forms saved in their browsers to be used anytime without typing them again and again, so maybe he can find it in his PC if something like that exists, or if he used a mobile wallet then there would surely be access on his mobile still.
sr. member
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first of all i feel sad for your friends death. May he rest in peace.
actually it is not possible to hack any bitcoin address because public key is secret and to match the exact private key it would take lot of time even the chances of cracking is almost negligible. but if he had used 3rd party wallet to store bitcoin then hope you could contact the wallet developer and say them about your problem hope they will help.
hero member
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My friend died in a grisly road accident two months ago. He had accumulated quite a substantial amount of bitcoins and he had told me that he wanted to sell them when the price hits over $1,000. he had accumulated then when the price was below $250 a few months ago. Given that we had exchanged bitcoins on various occasions, I decided to check one of the addresses that we transacted with him and realized that indeed it had bitcoins.

My concern is that they will get lost just like that because no one knows the passwords that he used. He left behind a very young family of wife and two beautiful daughters. I feel if someone can gain access to these bitcoin they will help the family a great deal. I know it is difficult but I wanted to know if there is a way that the address can be "hacked" to enable his family gain access to the bitcoin.

It`s not possible to hack that wallet.

Just leave the bitcoins.Unfortunately nobody can gain acess without password.

Is this an online wallet?
But not for if you have the private key of the wallet and all of that is become possible. Roll Eyes
May you should ask to hackers. May be they can help you . I know it is hard to thrust the hackers , but this is the only way. Or you can learn to bee hacker, so you can thrust youre self. It just my oppinion. 😄
legendary
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My friend died in a grisly road accident two months ago. He had accumulated quite a substantial amount of bitcoins and he had told me that he wanted to sell them when the price hits over $1,000. he had accumulated then when the price was below $250 a few months ago. Given that we had exchanged bitcoins on various occasions, I decided to check one of the addresses that we transacted with him and realized that indeed it had bitcoins.

My concern is that they will get lost just like that because no one knows the passwords that he used. He left behind a very young family of wife and two beautiful daughters. I feel if someone can gain access to these bitcoin they will help the family a great deal. I know it is difficult but I wanted to know if there is a way that the address can be "hacked" to enable his family gain access to the bitcoin.

It`s not possible to hack that wallet.

Just leave the bitcoins.Unfortunately nobody can gain acess without password.

Is this an online wallet?
But not for if you have the private key of the wallet and all of that is become possible. Roll Eyes
hero member
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This must be a very hard lesson, but learning from a tragedy. OP's friend may RIP.
I just worry, because I am also not sharing anything about my bitcoin savings with my family members. At least for this reason, we must educate our family members about bitcoins.
but i think it is impossible to hack the address because you would need nasa computers for that and even with that it would take ages
I thought it was impossible to do. when someone dies who know the password of course he alone. and how to bypass his target to determine if the password is dead?
unless you have access to holding his laptop
donator
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If you can find his wallet.dat file you could try brute forcing the password that protects the private key(s). There is a possibility that he used a weak password. Certainly a lot better chance of success that trying to get the private key from the address.
copper member
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I think it is impossible to Hack the bitcoins by knowing only the address of those bitcoins. Better to tell his family about the whole story and ask them to cooperate with you to find the password of the address. If he was using the wallet in his computer then there is a hope that a good IT expert can do it but the chances are lower than 3% . Try to find his password from his stuff and email address if it is easy to access otherwise there is no other way.
hero member
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impossible with current technology the best you can do is try to look between your computer or devices, maybe you have lucky and find the private key, but you can not do it by brute force.

legendary
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If there were a way to use public keys to determine (hack) private keys then there wold be no bitcoins left.

Similar to you hiding a geocache in Iceland I've left a grain of rice somewhere in our solar system. (Hint: it's not on earth). It contains my private key that may hold 2500 satoshi or 1 bitcoin (or anything in between). If you and your ancestors looked for 1000 years would you find this grain of rice? That's about how probable it is of hacking abitcoin address.
legendary
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If there were a way to use public keys to determine (hack) private keys then there wold be no bitcoins left.
legendary
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You can't get into an address without having the private key of the address, that's the most important rule regarding bitcoin. You might be able to do something if you have the private key encrypted or if it's a brain wallet where you have the key, otherwise you can't hack an address.

True, you could  possibly hack an address  if you have the  private key   because if you dont have ti there no chance that you could able to hack it.  Thats the  beauty of  bitcoin which about  on its security and  no one could able  to hack it from you unless if they have the private keys.
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You can't get into an address without having the private key of the address, that's the most important rule regarding bitcoin. You might be able to do something if you have the private key encrypted or if it's a brain wallet where you have the key, otherwise you can't hack an address.
legendary
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what is this "brake pedal" you speak of?
it is possible the password is written down somewhere but its also possible that only hints that would make sense to the owner of the wallet are written down. that way even if bad actors find the hints it wouldnt help them with the wallet.

those hints also might help the family but they would need recognize the hints (which may or may not make any sort of sense) as a lead to the password.
member
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I don't think there is anyway unless it's a brain wallet and you have a good decent idea about the passphrase, Other than that it's impossible to predict the private key of a bitcoin address if you don't have it encrypted or directly visible.
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This must be a very hard lesson, but learning from a tragedy. OP's friend may RIP.
I just worry, because I am also not sharing anything about my bitcoin savings with my family members. At least for this reason, we must educate our family members about bitcoins.
but i think it is impossible to hack the address because you would need nasa computers for that and even with that it would take ages
well yeah, if you know only an address and if he had never actually shared his private key then it is impossible
legendary
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That was hard and if ever there is a way I doubt they will tell it to you so easily. Who knows if your telling the truth. The best thing you should do is tell their families about bitcoin after explaining leave it to their families and they are the one who will check his pc/phone or notes if ever your friends wrote down the password/key.
newbie
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it's impossible,because as i hear most of hacker hacking the control over wallet not the address itself
sr. member
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For me it is not possible.  It would be hard to hack a bitcoin just by knowing the bitcoin address.  Maybe if you are really into helping the bereaved family of your friend, you may want to tell it to them.  Maybe they can supply you with the possible password that your friend used.
hero member
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This must be a very hard lesson, but learning from a tragedy. OP's friend may RIP.
I just worry, because I am also not sharing anything about my bitcoin savings with my family members. At least for this reason, we must educate our family members about bitcoins.
Life is full of unexpectations, in the race of gaining big profits from bitcoin, we should not forget to transfer our assets to our next-generation. Better, at least now you need to react to take necessary steps to take care of your bitcoin assets at emergencies times.
hero member
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My friend died in a grisly road accident two months ago. He had accumulated quite a substantial amount of bitcoins and he had told me that he wanted to sell them when the price hits over $1,000. he had accumulated then when the price was below $250 a few months ago. Given that we had exchanged bitcoins on various occasions, I decided to check one of the addresses that we transacted with him and realized that indeed it had bitcoins.

My concern is that they will get lost just like that because no one knows the passwords that he used. He left behind a very young family of wife and two beautiful daughters. I feel if someone can gain access to these bitcoin they will help the family a great deal. I know it is difficult but I wanted to know if there is a way that the address can be "hacked" to enable his family gain access to the bitcoin.

It`s not possible to hack that wallet.

Just leave the bitcoins.Unfortunately nobody can gain acess without password.

Is this an online wallet?
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