The researcher recreates the faded QR code and enters the e-wallet with $ 1,000

Two French researchers have reworked the obscure QR code and successfully accessed Bitcoin wallet having $ 1000 in the account.

This amount was introduced by Bitcoin Roger Ver during an interview on virtual currency Bitcoin with TV France channel 2. On the TV screen, Ver indicates the key and QR code to access the account and says the first person Accessing this account after the broadcast will receive the amount.

At that time, Ver did not know that French law prohibits TV from displaying personal keys and QR codes. France 2 has no right to award, so it has blurred the details.

The two researchers restored the QR code

The above program has caused many hackers and people who like Bitcoin in France to get excited and start looking for ways to access money accounts. The winner is Sassano and Storck. The two spent 16 hours using blurred image reverse engineering and connecting blurry dots to create a standard QR code format.

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A blurred QR code does not make it difficult for hackers

They are also fortunate because at the end of the data transfer process, the technicians of France 2 cannot blurring the key key correctly, revealing some characters.

Tip: Stop blurring the image

This shows that QR codes or blurred bar codes are no longer safe. Users also often share online data and obscure some sensitive information or details on photos when needed. But most of all, find a different way.

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