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Lose hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin on an IronKey? Call these people.

Remember when we told you how one guy lost the password to $220 million? Wired reports that hackers have finally figured out how to crack the encrypted IronKey thumbdrive where those Bitcoins are stored.

But get this: the owner doesn’t (yet) want their help. Intriguing!

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