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Re:Hackers Have Stolen Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin Using ... by TwoBit on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @11:21PM (#13595724)
I don't understand how they got into his computer in the first place. No amount of 2FA breaching could possibly get somebody into my Windows machine remotely. And not having a password for his wallet makes nonsense whatsoever. I'm thinking Forbes has something wrong.
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Re:Hackers Have Stolen Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin Using ... by rebuilder on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @01:30AM (#13596268)
Going by the article, gaining access to his Microsoft account was enough to provide access to his Windows machine. I'm not sure I'd trust Forbes to get this right, but a quick googling indicates that having access to the MS account the main Windows user is linked to will let you recover the admin password.
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